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Spalding s Equestrian Polo Guide. 



PONY POLO AND HOW TO PLAY IT 



THE GAME AND EQUIPMENT. 

To play championship polo requires more than the ordinary- 
skill on horseback, a quick eye and strong muscles, and the use 
of from four to a dozen fast ponies that are broken to the game. 
It is not necessary to have so many ponies nor to be in hard 
training to play polo as a pastime, or even to join a team for the 
minor cups and handicaps at the ordinary country club tourna- 
ments. There is no more agreeable form of equestrianism than 
to take up polo in the informal way, and, quite aside from the new- 
material that is constantly being developed from those who take 
up the game purely as an enjoyable exercise, the desultory games 
are encouraged at all the clubs, among the seniors and juniors 
alike. The American game, with its many intervals of rest, is 
easier on the ponies than polo under Hurlingham rules, yet even 
in England some good sport is furnished by teams of juniors, 
who seldom have more than one pony apiece. But if one aspires 
to a crack team, the more ponies and the faster they are the 
better. 

The game is played on a field of turf, preferably of 950 feet in 
length by 450 feet in width, guarded on the sides but not on the 
ends by a board ten inches in height and usually painted white. 
The game consists in putting a ball through a goal protected by 
the opposing team. There is a goal at each end of the field, in 
the centre, the posts at least ten feet high and placed twenty- 
four feet apart. The teams in championship matches are of four 
a side, but they may be of any number desired. The regular 
game in this country, for teams of four, is of four periods of 
fifteen minutes of actual play each. To win a goal counts one 
and the team having the largest score at the end wins the match. 

Two minutes is allowed between goals and seven minutes 
between periods, unless otherwise agreed, the time out not being 
counted in the actual play. But under Hurlingham rules, the 



Spalding s Equestrian Polo Guide. j 

standard in Great Britain and used in Canada and California, it 
IS provided that the duration of a match shall be one hour, 
divided into six periods of ten minutes each, with an interval 
of five minutes after the second and fourth periods, and an in- 
terval of two minutes after the first, third and fifth. These rules, 
too, state a full-sized ground should not exceed 300 yards in 
length by 200 yards in width, if unboarded, and 160 yards in width 
if unboarded, and that the goals shall not be less than 250 yards 
apart. The greatest difference in the game under the Polo 
Association and Hurlingham rules, aside from matters of detail, 
are that under the latter code players may hook mallets, but they 
must not be off side. 

Before beginning play the two captains should agree on a 
referee, timer and scorer, and the home captain will appoint an 
umpire for each goal. At the summons of the referee, the teams 
line up in the middle of the field, each on its own side. When 
the timer gives the signal, after an interval in which he notes 
that the contestants are on their own sides of the middle line, 
the referee throws in the ball. The play is then continued until 
a goal is made, or the ball goes out of bounds at the sides or 
ends. When the ball crosses the side lines, the referee, from out- 
side the boards, throws it again between the teams, who line up 
as at the start, but about opposite the point where the ball went 
out. If the ball goes out at the end, the team defending the goal 
at that end is entitled to a knock-in, the ball being placed on the 
line where it crossed, but in no case nearer than ten feet to 
the goal posts or to the side boards. No opponent may come 
within fifty feet of the ball when placed for a knock-in, until 
It has been touched by tlie mallet of the player who is to hit it 
back. 

A safety stroke counts one-quarter goal against the team 
score and a foul one-half goal, and. in the latter instance, the 
referee may also order the player making the foul out of the 
match. 

Nothing more may be mentioned in the summary of how the 
game is played, as the points are fully covered in the rules of 
the Polo Association and in the advice to players, except that 




Copyright, 1903, by A. H. Godtrey, 11^:3 i^roadway, N. Y. 

MR. ALBERT E. KENNEDY. 

Of Philadelphia Club. 

A cut from the side and rear of a galloping pony to send ball in oblique 

direction away from the goal. 



Spaldino^'s Equestrian Polo Guide, g 

when the signal is given, usually by sounding the gong, that the 
time limit for a period is up, the game is continued until the 
ball is sent out of bounds, or a goal is made. Such overtime is 
deducted from the playing time of the next period. But in 
the last period play stops at the signal, no matter where the ball 
may be at the moment the gong rings. 

The equipment for the game provided by the home club in- 
cludes the goal posts, which must be light enough to break if 
collided with and may be of wood, or of paper, and the balls, 
which, to conform with the rules, shall be of wood, with no other 
covering than white paint, 3^8 inches in diameter and not exceed- 
ing 5 ounces in weight. The best balls are of willow, for they 
last the longest in play without chipping, and they may be 
obtained in quantities, well seasoned and painted, at any of 
A. G. Spalding & Bros.' stores. The Hurlingham rules call 
for a ball 3^ inches in diameter and not over 5^ ounces in 
weight, and the material of which they must be made is not speci- 
fied. A number of patented halls have been tried, both here and 
abroad, but without supplanting the wooden ones in the favor of 
the players. , 

The mallet is the essential thing and as important as the 
racket in tennis, or the cue in billiards, and, as with those 
implements of sport, the individual predelictions as to weight 
and length are to be consulted. In polo sticks, however, the 
length varies to suit the height of the pony, but care must be 
taken not to have the mallets so heavy as to be unwieldly. 
Another extreme to avoid is a stick so light as to be too whippy. 
The sticks are of cane, either rattan or malacca, and the heads 
of various sorts of light and durable wood, usually sycamore, 
ash or beech. The sticks may be obtained of any length wanted, 
the usual sizes being from 4 feet -to 4 feet 6 inches. When 
mounted and gripping the handle the stick should be just long 
enough to let the head touch the turf. The heads are usually 
square, with the edges beveled, but some prefer the cigar shape. 
They are from 71/2 to 8^4 inches long, ij/g to 2^4 inches wide, 
and i^ to 2 inches deep. The spring in the stick should be 
near the head, which should be put on at the angle to suit the 




FOXHALL KEENE. 



Spalding's Equestrian Polo Guide. n 

player. The handles are wrapped with adhesive tape or soft 
leather, and taper to aid a firm grip. The flat handles are the 
easiest to hold, but some prefer to have them round. A light 
strap, or a piece of ordinary tape, is looped to the handle-butt. 
The grip is always at the end of the handle, the hand being 
thrust through the loop and the strap twisted around the wrist, 
so that the stick will be close and snug in the palm. The one 
ruling about the sticks is that they shall be such as are approved 
of by the committee, or, in other words, the referee may forbid 
the use of any type that in his judgment may jeopardize the safety 
of the other players or be likely to hurt the ponies, which is 
also the reason for objecting to the players using too whippy 
sticks and for beveling the sharp edges of the heads. 
. All canes are brittle, especially at the junction of the stick and 
the handle, and it is necessary to have always on hand a number 
of the different sizes. The best styles and a complete line of 
sizes are kept in stock at the stores of A. G. Spalding & Bro. A 
seasoned cane, however, will last a long while, and, as no way 
of overcoming the brittleness is feasible, a chance has to be 
taken about them breaking. To soak the parts most liable to 
break in water or oil has been tried, but this increases the 
weight without insuring any longer life to the mallet. Should a 
player drop a mallet he must pick it up himself and he may not 
hit the ball while dismounted for this purpose. When a stick 
breaks, the player must ride to the side or end lines to obtain 
a new one, which may be handed to him by an outsider, but in 
no instance may a stick be brought on the field to a player. 

The clothing for the game, when heed is paid to a correctness 
in appointments, will be a flannel or silk shirt, with a light cap 
or soft hat, white-breeches of tweed or some similar material, 
brown or patent leather butcher boots. The use of gloves is a 
matter of personal comfort, but they are seldom worn. In 
formal matches the players wear the club colors, as the "pink 
shirt, canary sash" of the Myopia Hunt Club, and in some cases 
the stye of headwear is specified, for example the stipulation at 
the Country Club of Westchester is "scarlet, white cap," and at 
the St. Louis Country Club "red, white sash and cap." 

L.ofC. 




J. E. COWDIN, 
Westchester Polo Club. 



Spalding's Equestrian Polo Guide. 13 

No blinkers, or spurs with rowels, are allowed under Hurling- 
ham rules, nor may a pony blind of an eye be played. The 
American committeemen are in sympathy with this ruling and 
may at any time formally indorse it, or adopt a rule on the 
same lines. They recommend that the poloists play without 
spurs if possible, and they frown on the use of spurs with rowels. 
It is permissible to carry a whip in the rein hand, and the 
knowledge that his rider has one is a great moral influence, often 
enough without using it, to keep a lazy or a tricky pony up into 
the game. A long whip is best, and in England the fashion 
now is to have them as long as an American buggy whip. A 
plain double bridle, with bit and bridoon, will give the best 
results, and a standing martingale is customary to keep the 
pony throwing back its head and to go in more collected form. 
A gag snaffle may be needed to keep a pony from carrying the 
head low, or other special arrangement as the occasion may 
require. A knee pad on a saddle is a disadvantage, and a plain 
flap, the closer the better to the pony, is best. The saddle should 
be lighter than the hunting saddle, yet not too small to give a 
firm and comfortable seat, for in the bendings of the body and 
sudden swerves of the game a player cannot keep his balance 
unless on a firm foundation. A surcingle will help to keep the 
saddle securely in its place. 

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. 
If the ball could be hit without any interference from the 
opponents straight up and down the field, polo would be merely 
a simple and easy form of exercise on horseback, but the oppor- 
tunities for molesting the player in the even tenor of his way 
are as frequent as at football or hockey, which opens the way 
for an unlimited number of strategical plays and combination 
tactics. Moreover, besides the actual hitting of the ball, the 
hustling and racing for its possession are subordinate to the 
control of the pony, and, while in theory the best ponies are 
supposed to know and like the game, as a fact the rider must 
be always in perfect command of his mount under the penalty 
of receiving a fall. In the real game, as the crack teams play it, 




W. C. EUSTIS. 



Spalding's Equestrian Polo Guide. 15 

this element of danger is ever present and it must be boldly faced, 
for there is no place on the field for a timid rider. To be bold in 
the game does not mean that a player shall be foolhardy, or ride 
in a reckless way, and, in the fury of the strife, the spice of danger 
helps to make the game worth the playing. 

Men, as well as the ponies, need a training in the game. When 
first mounted the mallet feels as unmanageable as a telegraph 
pole, and the ball is as hard to hit as though it were only the 
size of a pea. But practise makes perfect, and, literally, the 
young player must walk -before he may run. However, even 
before beginning the practise strokes, the player will have to 
learn to ride in polo style, as distinct in its way as the art of 
a finish on the flat or riding a steeplechase. Briefly, the polo 
seat is a happy combination of a grip and balance, with no aid 
whatever from the reins. The beginning should be with a 
"made" pony, for the lessons will be learned more quickly than 
if the horse, as well as the man, is as green as grass. One 
method is to sit with nothing in the hands and have an aid 
drive the pony with long reins in turns and circles. 

The better way is to walk the pony about without the hands 
on the reins, leaning meanwhile from one side to the other and 
forward and back. The pony should then be cantered and 
swayed in half circles by leg pressure and the lightest touch of 
the mouth. The quick turns of the figure of eight should follow 
this and also the turn on the spot when at a hard canter and at 
a gallop. 

When through practise in these evolutions a beginner has 
acquired a confident seat and balance, it will be time to learn 
the use of the mallet. Gripping at the end of the handle and 
with the wrist strap properly twisted, the stick should be swung 
about in imaginary strokes until it can be handled without 
clumsiness. The little finger should encircle the end of the 
handle-butt and no part of the stock project beyond the palm. 
If the wrist were allowed to project, on hitting the ball the 
impact would force the protruding part against the wrist and 
cause some pain, besides shortening the swing at the ball. It 
may be well to begin by walking the pony and dribble the ball 




MR. MORTON W. SMITH, 
Staten Island Polo Club, on "Happy Days." 



Spalding s Equestrian Polo Guide. 17 

along, both by taps forward and back, for this helps the eye and 
the suppleness of the wrist, and, moreover, is a maneuver often 
useful in the game to get the ball free from a scramble for its 
possession. When it becomes easy to find the ball and catch it 
squarely with the head of the mallet, learn to hit it when ap- 
proaching at the fast paces. The most important thing to remem- 
ber is that when at speed the ball must be hit when it is at the 
pony's fore-leg. It is a mistake to wait until the ball is in line 
with the stirrup. Care should be taken to avoid hitting the pony 
either on the legs or in the face, otherwise the pony will become 
both ball- and mallet-shy. 

The straight forward stroke at the full length of the arm is 
the easiest to learn and the one called for most frequently in 
playing. It is succeeded by the forward strokes at an angle and 
by the same strokes delivered over the near side of the pony. 
Back-handed strokes must be practised in the same variety and 
also strokes under and over the pony's neck. Then, when the 
full command of the mallet has been gained by assiduous practis- 
ing, the work may be varied by having the ball thrown in from 
the end and side lines, as it is in the game, so as to learn to 
take quickly. Too much time cannot be given to preliminary 
work, for the greater the facility gained in practise the more 
coolly and easily will the beginner take up the real work when 
called on to show his skill in a match. The half-fledged player, 
especially now that the ponies are broken to the game before 
being brought on the market, is more often met with than one 
who has overdone the schooling tasks. 

Some of the early work may be done in a riding school, but 
the beginner advances the fastest who may practise on a regular 
field and with others who are taking up the same, or who are 
adepts at it and will give to him the benefit of their experience. 
The boys who begin to play on their first ponies, and, in matches 
with rivals of their own own age, imitate the methods of the local 
heroes of the game, learn polo as easily as they do swimming, 
but those who take up the game in adult years must expect to 
serve an apprenticeship of some duration. Given the ability to 
ride at all, there is practically no age limit at which proficiency 



Spalding' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 19 

at polo may not be acquired. There are usually as many old 
men as young on the teams that meet for informal play and in 
the minor matches at the clubs throughout the country, and, 
when championship team form is gained in youth it may be kept, 
with a fair amount of practise, nearly as long as a person is 
able to mount a horse. It appeals for these reasons to all who 
love equestrianism and life in the open, and, with the knowledge 
that polo is not an extravagant sport when pursued merely as 
a country recreation, the game is gaining new recruits on every 
side. To be a member of a crack team is a different matter as 
to the money outlay, for the cost and maintenance of a string 
of fast ponies is a considerable item, to which must be added 
the charges for transporting the outfit to the different tourna- 
ments, yet, all told, the expense is not so great as in many 
other sports, while there is a sure return in exercise and health- 
ful excitement. 

The positions of the players on a team and a synopsis of their 
duties may be explained in the following order, first stating, 
that for the line up at the throw-in the backs usually stay well 
behind the others, to be ready to race off to the defense of their 
respective goals, should the occasion require it. 

Number One. — The ruling motive of the player in this place, 
at every stage of the game, is to watch the opposing back, to 
ride him off and clear the way for his own side when they have 
the ball going toward the goal. In England, where play off- 
side is not allowed, it is held that the weakest hitter may well 
be put in this position, and, indeed, the experiment has been tried 
of playing it without a mallet. Under that rule, should No. i 
seek to go on with the ball, the back has only to pull up to force 
him out of the game by being off-side, but even where Hurling- 
ham rules are in vogue the present idea is that the player should 
lose no opportunity to hit, unless one of his side calls out to 
him to leave the ball. In the American game, with the privilege 
of playing off-side, the No. i is a free lance as to hitting the 
ball, but the desire to do so must not be allowed to interfere 
with the main duty of the player to the team, which is to pre- 
vent the back from guarding successfully the goal that is in 




HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY. 



Spalding's Equestrian Polo Guide. 21 

danger. On this account a clever No. i will leave the ball at 
any time, unless he should be so lucky as to have a clear field, 
to the care of his No. 2 or No. 3, to devote his energies to the 
back, for it is evident that if the latter is kept from the ball the 
taking of the goal should be an easy matter, for it will be unde- 
fended unless one of the others of his side may have the unusual 
good fortune to be in time to fill the gap. The position is one 
of self-sacrifice, for except on the chance of the opposing back 
going up with the ball and then losing it, when it usually comes 
back to No. i and gives to him an opportunity to take it through 
the goal, the player is seldom enabled to score on his own hook, 
although he is the most important factor in aiding the others to 
roll up the count. A quick man is needed for No. i, and he 
must have handy and speedy ponies to hold his own in the 
game. 

Number Two.— The ideal player in this position should ride 
and judge pace like a jockey and hit like a blacksmith. It is 
the most independent position, and the player is often termed 
the ''flying man" of the team. He must be handy in a scrim- 
mage and an adept in hooking or dribbling the ball out so that 
he may have a fair hit at it, but more often the ball comes to 
him from No. 3 or No. 4, and it is his work to race with it, 
hitting as he gallops, in the endeavor to earn the goal. When 
he can, the No. 2 will hit straight up the field, but he is often 
compelled to go across or around, an effective run sometimes 
being along the boundary boards. The position calls for a 
special judgment and skill in hitting at an angle, as well as the 
ability to get distance when needed in the straightaway plays. 
After such a stroke, or at any time, should No. i get the ball, 
the No. 2 should not be too quick in calling to him to leave it, 
but instead he should at once go after the opposing back, and 
ride him out of the way. In the usual instance, No. i will have 
the back under control and the goal clear for No. 2. An impor- 
tant detail in the work of No. 2 is that if possible he should 
always hit the ball so as to help No. i in playing it. As an 
example, should No. i be on the right of the rival back. No. 2 
should strike the ball to the right side of the pair, and, if the 




ROBERT J. COLLIER. 



Spaldhtg' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 23 

reverse is the position, the ball should be struck to the left side. 
The knowledge that this will be done is a help to the No. i, for 
he will not have to look to see on which side the ball is to come 
and he can give up his energies without distraction to the riding 
off of the back. It is a safe rule under all circumstances to hit 
the ball to the player on your side. 

Number Three. — This player must be ready to help his back 
whenever he is being hard pressed and also be ready to change 
places with him when the back gets an opportunity to make a 
run with the ball. It is also the duty of the half-back, as the 
player is sometimes called, to ride off the opposing No. 2 when 
he can and also to assist the back in fighting off No. i. The 
position, as well as back, requires a player strong at "back- 
handers," and No. 3 has also to act on the aggressive as well as 
the defensive. He will gain many opportunities for thrilling 
runs when playing forward and to score a goal in the utra- 
sensational way after bringing the ball clear down the field. 
Ordinarily, and, in team tactics, the more often the better, the 
No. 3 must be content to pass the ball to his No. 2 and thence 
to be a stumbling block in the path of the opposing No. 2, or 
otherwise of service in his capacity of "general utility" man. 

Number Four. — The back is generally the captain of the team, 
for, although he has the most important of all the positions, the 
other players are in front of him and he can see every move in 
the game. He is always in touch with the progress of the con- 
test and able to direct his players at will. The back should 
have a shifty lot of ponies, well up to riding off work, as well as 
possessing speed. On a fast, handy pony, the back is often able 
to keep up in the game, but with the speed lacking he has to 
stick at the goal. He must be an expert with "back-handers" 
and rely mostly on them in defending goal. It is the saving 
stroke when galloping to guard the goal, but in this case it is 
not wise to hit the ball straight into the pursuing host, unless 
they are so scattered that there is a chance of sending it right 
through the game, but instead he should hit to the side and out 
of the dangerous territory. It is the place of the back to knock 
in when the ball goes over the end line, and, in this instance, he 



Spalding' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 25 

will sometimes run up with it, when No. 3 should at once take 
the defense of the goal. Back is sometimes forced, too, to make 
a safety hit, as it is always wise to give a "mickle for a muckle." 
The opposing No. i will always be a thorn in the flesh, yet the 
back, if sure of his half-back, must often take a chance by 
going up into the game and leading the attack. A prudent step 
is for the back to avoid meeting the ball, for a miss will leave 
the goal defenseless. It is best to turn and wait for a "back- 
hander," which is bound to send the ball away from the posts 
and save the goal. 

There is no short cut to learning the game and only steady 
playing will keep a man up to his best. There are some who 
advise dashing at once into the game, once a few "made" ponies 
are bought, in the confidence that the ability to play is only a 
matter of keeping at it. To learn by easy stages, in their 
opinion, teaches fussiness and dilatory ways, but there is nothing 
in such criticisms. To go forward in successive stages, instead, 
gives steadiness in all the strokes and the ability to hit every 
time. The most noticeable stroke of the "self-untaught," to 
coin a title for them, if often the impotent swing that does not 
send the mallet-head within a foot of the ball. 

The best general rule is to always hit to place the ball on the 
side of a team-mate, and when possible to his right side, for if 
there is no opponent on that side he may be able to get in some 
telling strokes. In riding off a player may push with his 
shoulder, provided the elbow be kept close to his side, but he 
must not hustle in any other manner. He may, also, block the 
ball with any part of his person or with his pony. Before en- 
gaging in a match, the beginner should study the rules, especially 
regarding dangerous riding, the right of way and crossing, and it 
is also wise to read the Hurlingham rules. In the latter code 
there are suggestions to be gleaned by noting the plays that are 
specifically barred, but not mentioned at all in the American 
rules. There is no probability, however, that our players will 
ever take up with hooking mallets or no off-side play, for in the 
opinions of our players who most often go abroad, while the 
mallet hooking is well enough, the fear of getting off-side kills 




SCENES IN THE CORRAL. 
Only stables the ponies have until brought East. 



Spalding' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 27 

a free and open game. Under Hurlingham rules, the players 
worry each other and are always pulling up, while here they are 
always after the ball and racing for its possession. 

POINTS ABOUT THE PONIES. 

While attempts are being made to breed polo ponies in the 
North and some fast ones are claimed for farms in Massachu- 
setts, Rhode Island, New York and Pennsylvania, they are as yet 
only to be classed as costly rarities, and the stock for the game 
must be procured on the ranches of Texas, Wyoming and the 
West, or from California. The American ponies are in demand 
in England, also, of late years, to a limited extent. There, ac- 
cording to Mr. H. L. Herbert, who was abroad last summer, while 
they breed a grand type of weight-carrying poney on thorough- 
bred lines, in medium and light-weight ponies our Western stock 
is unsurpassed for hardiness, speed and endurance. They are not 
so good in heavy going as the English ponies, however, that 
have been bred for years from sires and dams that had shown 
the ability to go fast on soft turf, due to the many rains. 

The American pony is the product of the ranges, improved by 
breeding to selected sires, often thoroughbred. The original 
stock had been the Spanish horse and afterward the improved 
stock of the Mexicans and of the early settlers from the North. 
The mustang, the v/ild descendant of the Spanish horse, is now 
virtually extinct. The broncho, the unbroken range horse, fur- 
nishes many ponies to the East, but the best type of pony has 
been carefully bred from a line of ancestors used in rounding 
up the cattle, or as racing ponies, the noted "quarter horse." 
The West is now short on good horses. A few years ago they 
were so plentiful as to be a drug on the market. The values 
were so low that many owners shot their horses to curtail their 
feed bills, and, about 1896, the breeders generally got rid of their 
stock and started in to raise corn, wheat, etc., as there was no 
longer any profit in raising horses. The outbreak of the Boer 
war, however, created a demand for cavalry mounts, and over 
one hundred thousand horses and ponies were sent from the 
Southwest. This great drain on the supply and the prior in- 



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activity in breeding have restored the values on the ranges and 
the effect is feh in the East. 

Although the cost of the ponies has increased, polo is not 
essentially a rich man's game, for all its excitement and fascina- 
tion may be enjoyed at a moderate expense if the player is con- 
tent to use fairly good ponies and to confine himself to home 
grounds. It is the shipping about the country to the tourna- 
ments that piles up the expense and makes imperative a string 
of the best ponies to be had. Mr. Morton W. Smith, of the 
Staten Island Polo Club, after expressing a partiality for the 
Texan pony, has written in a letter some interesting comments 
on the ponies. He states : 

"A good pony will bring from $250 up to or over $1,000. and 
the treatment it receives is much the same as is accorded the 
race horse in training : that is, when the little fellow is being 
fitted for a tournament. A well-equipped player will have from 
four to eight ponies, while some poloists keep as many as thirty, 
but the stay-at-home player, spoken of above, can enjoy very 
fair sport with two mounts. The polo pony is a somewhat un- 
known quantity not only to the public in general, but to the 
average horseman, so a few remarks concerning the wiry little 
beast will not be out of place. The playing of to-day is so much 
faster than a few years back that the fleetest, stoutest pony is 
required to go the pace and stand the strain. The pony that 
was considered a marvel of speed and cleverness but a short 
while ago, is outclassed for the up-to-date game. The rules of 
play have been altered in such manner that the game at present 
is a succession of short races. The field has been enlarged from 
about seven hundred to nine hundred feet in length, and from 
three hundred and fifty to five hundred feet in width. In 
scampering at full speed over this area, the pony is taxed to its 
utmost during the period that he is required to play, often five 
or seven minutes without a check. 

"A thoroughbred is asked to work, say, from five furlongs to 
four miles, the latter the great exception. The maxijnum of 
weight carried by a steeplechaser is about one hundred and 
seventy pounds, the minimum one hundred and thirty-two, 




Photo by Elliott & Fry, London. 



CAPT. F. E. GREEN. 
A Noted English Player. 



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except where catch-weights are in order. In flat racing eighty- 
four pounds is about the lowest at which a jockey rides, while 
it is but seldom that a horse is asked to pick up over one hun- 
dred and thirty-three pounds, unless it be at welter-weight. It 
is not often that a thoroughbred is entered in more than two 
or three races a week, while many careful trainers think it un- 
wise to expect that much of their charges. The height of a 
runner ranges ordinarily from 15^ to 16^ hands, but of course 
stamina and speed are the factors that influence his ability far 
more than his inches. The above rough estimates are given in 
order to draw a comparison between what is required of a race- 
horse and his smaller and less breedier brother of polo specialty. 
A polo pony must not exceed 14.2 hands, as that is the fixed 
limit of height, and the little fellow has to gallop from six to 
eight miles in a game. Players generally change ponies about 
every five minutes, as a rule. The weight carried is from 140 
to 240 pounds and frequently the pony is played in three tourna- 
ment games a week. His natural toughness stands him in time 
of need, and the infusion of thoroughbred blood which he usually 
inherits from his sire gives him speed, gameness and courage. 

"The thoroughbred pony is more hot-headed and not as. well 
balanced as a pony with a little cold blood in him. The former 
is always 'extended' at speed and therefore not as ready to 
shorten his stride and turn handily. The thoroughbred, more- 
over, has a tendency to lead with the near leg and is not an 
adept at changing the lead. The best 'turners' are those that 
'run under you,' so that when a player sits back the pony will 
shorten his stride, throwing his weight back of his hips and 
getting his legs under him. while his hocks are the pivots on 
which he revolves. To be ranked as first-class, a pony must 
have high speed, be thoroughly mouthed, active, nimble, quick 
to start, and, in short, more or less of an acrobat. Brains are 
most essential and gameness is always required, for a pony is 
forced into scrimmages where his life and limb are time and 
again endangered. The age of a pony is of small consequence 
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antiquated. They are probably at their best from seven to four- 
teen years, and invariably improve after being sent North." 

Before a pony is of any real service in the game it must be 
taught to turn quickly, stand the bumping from other ponies and 
not be shy of the mallets or ball. A "made" pony, to quote 
briefly the English expert, Captain Hayes, should possess the 
following attributes : 

1. He should be able to start quickly, jump into his bridle at 
once, and strike off from the halt into a canter or gallop. 

2. His mouth should be so "made" that he will go at any rate 
of speed you desire, from the slowest canter to the fastest. 

3. He should be able to pull up to a halt in a very few strides 
when at his greatest speed. 

4. He should be able to change his leading leg the moment he 
gets a hint to do so. 

It is now seldom necessary to break in the ponies to the rudi- 
ments of the game, for it is done at the ranches or by the dealers 
in the East, as it enables them to show a pony off to better ad- 
vantage, and, of course, to get a better price, than if the horse 
needs a ten-acre lot to turn in and begins to buck- jump when 
the rider swings a mallet. At more than one of the ranches 
there are polo fields on which the ponies receive their first les- 
sons and are played in matches between the cow-punchers. In 
the spring the dealers bring on the ponies in car-load lots to the 
polo centres in the East and a prospective buyer often plays a 
pony in matches before completing the purchase. The wisdom 
of the pony in the game, in the hands of a good player, increases 
with each season that it is used. 



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POLO IN THE UNITED STATES 



In 1876, six years after the game had been brought into Eng- 
land by the loth Hussars from India, polo was introduced into 
the United States by Mr. James Gordon Bennett, who organ- 
ized a set of players and had a carload of ponies brought on 
from Texas, which were taken by lot at $20 a head. After prac- 
tising in Dickel's Riding Academy, then on Fifth Avenue, at the 
corner now occupied by the Union League Club, the first matches 
were held in the spring on the grounds owned by Mr. Bennett, 
just above Jerome Park. A year later the Westchester Polo 
Club was organized and played at Newport, and, in the same 
year, the game was started at Long Branch by Mr. H. L. Her- 
bert. The game was played at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, some- 
what later, and in 1880 the Manhattan Polo Association, which 
included the clubs then about New York, came into existence 
and opened the grounds at Fifth Avenue and iioth Street, where 
matches were held until 1883. The Polo Association was formed 
in 1890 to regulate the afifairs of the game at the many clubs 
that had come into being, to handicap the players and to fix 
the dates of the tournaments. Its rules are accepted as the 
authoritative, except in California, where the Pacific Coast Polo 
and Pony Racing Association has adopted the Hurlingham rules, 
and in Canada. 

Sir John Watson's team of English players came to this coun- 
try in 1886 and at Newport, under American rules, won the 
International Polo Challenge Cup, offered by the Westchester 
Polo Club. The Americans were Mr. R. Belmont, Mr. Foxhall 
P. Keene, Mr. W. K. Thorne and Mr. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. 
The cup has since been in the possession of the Hurlingham 
Club. In 1900 a scratch team of Americans challenged and met 
defeat, the players being at the time residents abroad, and in 
1902 the Polo Association sent a formal challenge. The match, 
the best two in three games, was played in the spring at Hur- 



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lingham. The Polo Association team won the first, 2 goals to i ; 
the Hurlingham team the second, 6 goals to i, and also the third, 
7 goals to I. The teams of four were selected from the Messrs. 
Patterson Nickalls, Cecil Nickalls, W. S. Buckmaster, E. D. 
Miller and F. M. Freake, of Hurlingham, and for the Polo 
Association from Messrs. Foxhall P. Keene, R. L. Agassiz, Law- 
rence Waterbury, J. M. Waterbury, Jr., and John E. Cowdin. 

The championship of the Polo Association was instituted in 
1895, the trophy being a gold cup presented by Mr. William 
Waldorf Astor, through the Tuxedo Club, and the junior cham- 
pionship, the trophy the gift of Mr. Samuel D. Warren, was 
first played in 1900. 



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POLO ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS 



1895 — Prospect Park, won by Myopia Hunt Club team — Messrs. 
A. P. Gardner, R. L. Agassiz, R. G. Shaw, 2d ; F. Blackwood Fay. 

1896 — Prospect Park, won by Rockaway Club team — Messrs. 
J. S. Stevens, Foxhall P. Keene, John E. Cowdin, G. P. Eustis. 

1897 — Prospect Park, won by Meadow Brook Club team — 
Messrs. W. C. Eustis, H. P. Whitney, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., 
Benjamin Nicoll. 

1898 — Prospect Park, won by Meadow Brook Club team — 
Messrs. W. C. Eustis, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Columbus C. Bald- 
win, H. P. Whitney. 

1899 — Prospect Park, won by default by Westchester Polo 
Club, Newport team — Messrs. J. M. Waterbury, Jr., Foxhall P. 
Keene, John E. Cowdin, Lawrence Waterbury. 

1900 — Country Club, Brookline, won by Dedham Polo Club — 
Allan Forbes, William H. Goodwin, Edward M. Weld, Joshua 
Crane, Jr. 

Junior championship, won by Country Club of Philadelphia 
team — Messrs. J. B. Lippincott, A. E. Kennedy, M. C. Rosen- 
garten, Jr., J. F. McFadden. 

1901 — Country Club, Brookline, won by Lakewood Polo Club 
team — Messrs. Charles R. Snowden, J. M. Waterbury, Jr., Fox- 
hall P. Keene, Lawrence Waterbury. 

Junior championship, won by the Rockaway Club team — 
Messrs. W. A. Hazard, R. LaMontagrie, Jr., R. J. Collier, P. F. 
Collier. 

1902 — Saratoga Polo Club, won by Lakewood ceam, but owing 
to ineligibility of one player the cups were not awarded. 

Junior championship, won by Rockaway Club team — Messrs. 
A. S. Alexander, R. LaMontagne, Jr., F. S. Conover, P. F. 
Collier. 

1903— Philadelphia Country Club, won by Country Club of 



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Westchester team — Messrs. John E. Cowdin, J. M. Waterbury, 
Jr., H. P. Whitney, Lawrence Waterbury. 

Junior championship, won by Lakewood Polo Club— George J. 
Gould, Jay Gould, Kingdon Gould and Benjamin Nicoll. 

The junior championship is played in the same tournament 
as the senior championship. There are from thirty to twenty 
tournaments each season at Polo Association clubs. 



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RANKING OF POLO ASSOCIATION PLAYERS 



A ranking of the players of the clubs in the Polo Association 
is contained in the 1904 handicap list, which is subject to re- 
vision during the year by the Committee. Teams and pairs 
whose handicaps aggregate less than their competitors will be 
allowed the number of goals between their own handicap and 
that of their competitors. 

The handicap of any player in his first tournament events 
shall not be less than two goals. Ratings of players in this 
class appear in blank. 

THE HANDICAP LIST. 
AIKEN POLO CLUB, Aiken, S. C— Colors : Light Green. Thos. Hitch- 
cock, Jr., Delegate. Playing members handicapped in other 

clubs. 

ALBANY POLO CLUB, Albany, N. Y. — Colors: WTiite Body and Tur- 
quoise Blue Hoop. H, W. Sage, Delegate. 



Bird, Harrison K 

Boody, Edgar 

Gavit, E. Palmer 

Kirkland, H. N 

Mather, A. W 

Sabin, C. H 



Sage, H. W 

Sage, Henry W , 

Shaw, H. L. K 

Townsend, Frederick . 
Whitney. C. L. A 



ARMY POLO CLUB AND ACCESSORY CLUBS, West Point, N. Y.— 
Lieut.-Col. C. G. Treat, Delegate. 



BUFFALO COUNTRY CLUB, Buffalo. N. Y.— Colors : White, Red Cap 
and Sash. Seward Cary, Delegate. 



Averell, J. G 3 

Cary, Dr. Charles 2 

Cary, George 1 

Cary, Seward . 3 

Cary, Thomas 2 

Chard, Walter 

Curtis, Coleman 

Davis, H. Townsend 2 

Glenny, W. H 1 

Goodyear, Chas 

Hamlin, Chauncey J 



Hamlin, Harry 2 

Littauer, W. H 

Millburn, Devereaux 4 

Millburn, Geo 3 

Richmond, John 2 

Rumsey, C. C 4 

Rumsey. L., Jr 

Sawyer, Ansley 

Sawyer, J. D 1 

Scatcherd, J. Newton 



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BRYN MAWR POLO CLUB, Bryn Mawr, Pa. — Colors : Green Blouse, 
White Cap and Belt. Chas. Wheeler, Delegate. 



Brown, Alex 4 

Devereux, A. J. Antelo 2 

Harrison, G. L 2 

Harrison, H. W 3 

Harrison, T. L., Jr 

Huhn, W. T. H 

Kendrick, Geo. W. 3d 6 

Koons, Dallas 

Koons, Robert 

Mather, C. E 



Alather, Gilbert 

Mather, Victor 3 

Rosengarten. M. G., Jr 5 

Smith, H. Harrison 

Snowden. C. Randolph 6 

Strawbridge, R. E 4 

Warburton, Barclay H 2 

Wheeler, A. H 2 

Wheeler, Chas 6 



CAMDEN COUNTRY CLUB, Camden, S. C. 
Blue. R. L. Barstow, Jr., Delegate. 



-Colors: White, Light 



Barstow, R. L., Jr 3 

Boykin, E. M 

Boykin, N. C 1 

Brown, C. C 1 

Garrison, H. G. 

Day, W. F 

Ely, R. F 

Kennedy, A. D., Jr 2 



Kerr, W. N 

Krumholtz. T. E 

Salmond, W. C 1 

Taintor, Chas 

Teane, J 1 

Yaux, E. S 1 

Whistler, K. G 1 

Williams, D. R. .-. 



COUNTRY CLUB OF ROCHESTER. Rochester, N. Y.— Colors : White 
with Green Sash over left shoulder. James S. Watson, Delegate. 



Brown, E 

Gordon. Luther. . , 
Howard, Walter J. 
Jennings. E. H. . . . 
Levin, Clarence. . . 
Littauer, William, 

Macy, S., Jr 

Smith, Sibley 



Stearns, Chas. H 

Van Voorhis, Charles 

A'an Voorhis. Norman 

Wadsworth, J. S 1 

Watson. J. S 2 

Wilder, Sam 

Williams, E. L 



COUNTRY CLUB OF WESTCHESTER, Westchester. N. Y, 
Scarlet, White Cap. J. L Blair, Delegate. 



-Colors 



Allen, F. H 1 

Blair, J. I 3 

Brokaw, H. C 4 

Cooley, A 

Cooley, J. C, Jr 5 

Havemeyer, F. C 

Havemeyer, H. O., Jr 2 



Hoyt, G. S 

Potter, E. C 3 

Randolph, Edmund 

Reynal, Eugene S 3 

Reynal, N C 3 

Waterbury. J. M., Jr 8 

Waterbury, L 9 



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DEDHAM POLO CLUB, Dedham, 
and Cap. Joshua Crane, Jr., 

Briggs, Walter M 

Clark, Elton 5 

Crane, Joshua, Jr G 

Curtis, T. P 

Dabney, Chas. W 1 

Forbes, Allan 5 

Forbes, Waldo E 3 

Forbes, W. Cameron 4 

Foster, C. H. W 4 

Goodwin, W. H 5 

Hamlin, B. Na&on 4 

Lord, F. W 



Mass. — Colors : White. Yellow Sash 
Delegate. 

Maynard. Herbert 2 

McQuillen, R. C 2 

Perkins, Chas.. Jr 

Perkins, Robert F 3 

Perkins, Thos. Nelson 1 

Warren, Samuel D 3 

Weld, Edw. M C 

Weld, Rudolph 

Wells, Bulkeley 1 

Williams, Moses, Jr 4 

Wolcott, Samuel H 1 



DEVON POLO CLUB, Devon, Pa.— Colors : White, Red Sash and 

White Cap. C. Randolph Snowden, Delegate. 
Biddle, Craig 2 Spencer. Arthur 2 



Buckley, R. Nelson 

Hare, Horace B 1 

Kuhn, C. Hartman 

Smith, R. Penn 



Spencer, Willing . , 
Valentine, John R. 
Warren, Henry M. , 
Wayne, Wm., Jr . . , 



ELMRIDGB POLO CLUB, Kansas City, Mo 



GREAT NECK POLO CLUB, Great Neck. L. I.— Colors : White Body 
and Green Hoop. J. P. Grace, Delegate. 



Bell, Henry 

Childs, F. R 

Grace, J. P 2 

Grace, Morgan 5 

Grace, W. R., Jr 2 



Holloway, W. G 

Kerr, H. S 

Robbins, C. H 3 

Roesler, Edward 

Smith, R. L 



LAKEWOOD POLO CLUB, Lakewood, N. J.— Colors : Yellow and 
Black. George J. Gould, Delegate. 



Dallett, John, Jr 3 

Devereaux, W. B 3 

Gould. Frank J 

Gould, Geo. J 3 

Gould, Jay 4 

Gould, Kingdon 5 



Herbert, H. L 2 

Lyle, F. H. S 3 

Martin, Peter 1 

Nicoll, Benj 6 

Rawlins, J. A 3 

Woodman, Geo. F 2 



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MEADOW BROOK CLUB, Westbiiry 
Blue. Oliver W. Bird, Delegate 

Alexander, A. S 5 

Appleton, J. W 3 

Bacon, Robert 2 

Beeckman, R. L 3 

Belmont, August 3 

Bird, O. W 5 

Brooks, Reginald 4 

Bull, Henry W 2 

Carroll. Charles 3 

Cu&hing, E. T 1 

Duryea, H 

Duval, C. R 2 

Eustis, W. C 4 

Flinsch, R. E. F o 

Havemeyer, T. A., Jr 4 

Hitchcock, T., Jr 7 

Johnson, Bradish G 1 

Keene, Foxhall P 9 

Kennedy, H. V. R 2 



. Long Island, N. Y. — Colors : Sky 

King, Herbert T 2 

Mackay, C. H 2 

Morgan, E. D 2 

Mortimer. Stanley 2 

Page, H. S 2 

Ripley. S. D 1 

Roby, E. W 2 

Rutherford, ^Y 5 

Stevens, J. S 4 

Stevens, R. L 4 

Stevenson, Maxwell 3 

Stillman, J. A 2 

Stow, W. L 

Vingut. H. K 3 

Willets. S 1 

Winthrop, Bronson 2 

Whitney, H. P 8 

Winthrop, E. L., Jr 2 



WHIPPANY COUNTRY CLUB, Morristown. N. J. -Colors: Green Body. 
White Cap. Benjamin Nicoll, Delegate. 



Headley, W. T 

Henderson, Norman 
Kemeys. Walter . . . 
Kissel, Gustav E. . . 
Kissel. Rudolph . . . 
Kinnicutt, Herman 



Kountz, Delancey . 

Lord, Wm. B 

Macdonald, Colin . , 
Macdonald. Gordon 
Munn, Charles A. . , 
Thorn, W. K 



MYOPIA HUNT CLUB, Hamilton, Mass.— Colors : Pink Shirt, Canary 
Sash. R. L. Agassiz, Delegate. 



Agas&iz, R. L 9 

Ames, Adelbert 3 

Amory, Geo. G 2 

Appleton, R. M 3 

Blake, J. A. L 3 

Cochrane, A. L 3 

Cochrane. F. D 4 

Dresel, Elli.s L 1 

Fay. F. B 4 

Gardner, A. P 4 

Garland, C. T 2 



Garland, J. A 1 

McKean, H. P 3 

Meyer, G. V. L 2 

Norman, Geo. II 3 

Norman, Maxwell 4 

Perrin, C. L 2 

Prince, Fred'k II 2 

Proctor, James H 3 

Rice, C. G 2 

Shaw, Robert G., 2d 6 

Stevenson, T. G 2 



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NEW ORLEANS POLO CLUB, New Orleans, La.— Colors : White. 
Norvin T. Harris, Delegate. 

Andrews, Carl 

Bromwell, Capt. Chas. F 

Cottam. H. F 

Fulton, Clinton 

Fish, Dr. H. M 

Graham, James 

Hains, Lieut. Peter C 

Hardie, H. M 

Harris, Norvin T 

Hero, Wm. S 



Hunt, Major C. D. V. 

Mehle, Allen 

Morrill, Fred. P. . . . 
Newbill, Capt. W. D. 
Pearsons, H. H., Jr. . 

Solari, John 

Villere, Omer 

Weis, Marion 

Werlein, Philip . . . . 



NORFOLK COUNTRY CLUB, Westwood, Mass.— G. T. Rice, Delegate. 



Briggs. Walter . . , 
Cochrane, J. E. . , 
Converse, F. S . . . 
Fearing, G. R., Jr, 

Hopkins, G. A 

Rice, A. W 



Rogers, W. B. . 1 

Rice, G. T 1 

Smith, Roger D 2 

Welch, F. W 

Wrenn, P. W 



ONWENTSIA CLUB, Lake Forest, 111.— Colors : Dark Blue Body and 
Yellow Sash. W. W. Keith, Delegate. 



Booth, W. Vernon 2 

Cudahey, J. M 

Evans, James Carey 2 

Farwell, Walter 2 

Gillette, Howard 1 

Keith, Walter W 4 

King. C. G 3 

Kirkman, M. J 2 

Kirkman, M. M 



Kirkman, W. B . . . , 
Love, Sidney C. . . , 

Macky, F. J 

McLaughlin, F. . . . 
Rathborne, W. W. . 
Seaverns, G. A., Jr, 
Strong, H. Gordon , 
Swift, Nathaniel . . 



PHILADELPHIA COUNTRY CLUB, Bala, Pa.— Colors : Black and 
White. John C. Groome, Delegate. 



Altemus, L. C 2 

Bodine, S. Lawrence 2 

Carter, W. E 3 

Disston, Henry 1 

Dougherty, T. H.. Jr 2 

Downing, L. L 

Downing, R. W., Jr 1 

Groome, John C 2 

Hart, H 

Kennedy, A. E 5 



Lippincott, J. B., Jr 4 

Lloyd, Herbert 

McFadden, J. Frank 3 

McFadden, Geo 4 

Paul, Henry C 

Rosengarten, Albert 

Warden, Nelson B 1 

Smith, W. Hinckle 5 

Welsh, C. N 1 

Zeilin, Carlton 3 



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POIlSiT JUDITH COUNTRY CLUB, Narragansett Pier, R. I.— Colors : 
White. Green Sash and Cap. W. A. Hazard, Delegate. Playing 
members handicapped in other clubs. 



ROCKAWAY HUNTING CLUB, Cedarhurst, Long Island, N. Y.— 
Colors : Dark Blue. E. C. La Montagne, Delegate. 



Anson. W 3 

Babcock. H. D., Jr 2 

Benedict, Le Grand L., Jr 1 

Brooks, Thos. W 1 

Burden, I. Townsend, Jr 3 

Case, H. P 1 

Chauncey, Daniel, Jr 4 

Collier, P. F 4 

Collier, R. J 4 

Conover, F. S 5 

Cowdin, Elliot C 

Cowdin, John Cheever 

Cowdin, J. E 8 

Dixon, C. P.. 2d 3 

Francke. Albert 3 

Francke, L. J 2 

Francke, R. T 2 

French. Seth B., 2d 

Goodwin, Walter L 1 

Hard, Anson W., Jr 1 



Harper, J. Henry, Jr 

Hazard, W. A 3 

Hough, E. H 

Kennedy, McPherson, Jr 1 

La Montagne, Montaigu 2 

La Montagne. R 3 

La Montagne, R., Jr 5 

Lord, E. B., Jr 

Martin, L. Trowbridge 

McMurtry, G. G., Jr 2 

Neilson, Louis 1 

Porter, F. D 1 

Rand, Curtis G 

Rand, Laurence B 3 

Rand, W. Blanchard 3 

Savage, D. Fitzhugh 3 

Vander Poel, S. Oakley 1 

Vander Poel. W. Halstead 1 

White, Thos. F., Jr 



RUMFORD POLO CLUB, Providence, R. 
Green Sleeves and Sash. C. 

Barker. Abram 1 

Bucklin. Harris 
Calder, A. W. 
Congdon, Harold 
Fifield, W. O. . 

Gladding, J. R 

Gregg, J. C. 

Hackney, W. S 

Hanley, Gerald 

Hanley, Walter 



-Colors : Pink Shirt, Light 



L. A. Heiser, Delegate 
Ileiser, C. L. A 
Lewis, J. B. . . 
Metcalf, Jesse 
Metcalf, S. O. 
Owen, T. B. . 
Peckham, C. F 
Richmond, H. 
Sacket, H. W. 
Watson. B. S. 



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RUMSON POLO CLUB, Seabright, 
Sleeves. W. S. Jones, Delegate. 

Adam^, Ernest 

Borden, H. S 3 

Beadleston, W. L 

Brokaw, Irving 2 

Field, T. Pearsall 

Field, Dr. Edwin 

Fitzgerald, Louis, Jr 

Havemeyer, J. Craig 1 

Halsey, C. D 



N. J. — Colors : Scarlet, Black 

Jones, W. Strother 2 

Loew, W. G 2 

McClure, Arthur 1 

Meeker, H. E 

Strauss, P. S i 

Schifif, M. C 

Tucker, W. W 

Warburg. F. M 

Watson, Walter 



SARATOGA POLO CLUB, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.— Colors : Green and 



White Body. H 

Cameron, W. Scott 

Gage, Wm. M 

Ludlow, Harry S 

Mabee, D. W., Jr 

Manning, John A 1 

Murphy, Edw., 2d 



P. Whitney. Delegate. 

Smith, G. T. 



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Saportas, George 

Sandford, John o 

Smith, E. L 2 

Smith, R. W 

Waring, Charles 1 



ST. LOUIS COUNTRY CLUB, St. Louis, Mo.— Colors : Red, White 
Sash and Cap. Samuel C. Davis, Delegate. 



Boland, J 1 

Davis, Samuel C 5 

Davis. D. F 2 

Davis, John T 3 

Doan, George P., Jr 4 

Mersman, Otto L 3 

Primm, A. T., Jr 1 

Scanlon, P. C 2 



Simmons, W. D i 

Simmons, G. W 

Simmons, E. H 2 

Smith, Irwin Z 1 

Tiffany, George 

West, A. T 1 

Walker, D. D., Jr 

Walker, G. Herbert 5 



SOMERSET COUNTY POLO CLUB, Bernardsville, N. J.— Colors 
Blue and Light Tan. Col. E. A. Stevens, Delegate. 



Camming. J. M 

Chapin, Charles M. . 
Cromwell, Seymour L 
Magoun, Francis P. . . 
Remington, J. P 



Schley, Kenneth 

Squibb, Charles F 

Stevens, E. A 2 

Stevens, Richard 2 

Talmage, John F 1 



SOUTHAMPTON HORSE ASSOCIATION, Southampton, L. I.— Colors : 
Whits. Herbert T. King, Delegate. 

Barnes, Cortlandt I McVickar, Harry 

Boissevain, G. L I Bobbins, Henry A., Jr 



48 



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STATEN ISLAND POLO CLUB, West Brighton, N. Y.— Colors : Yel- 



low Body, Blue Sash and Cap 

Blitz, W. S 

Boody, Henry T 1 

Boyd, Carlisle 

Brokaw. W. Gould 

Carnegie, Frank 1 

Elverson, J., Jr 

E&chwege, Harry 

Flannagan, DeWitt C 

Graef. H. C 

Gwathmey, J. T 

Hart, Charles F 2 

Hart, P. A 1 

Knoblauch, Charles E 

Lowrey, W. W 

McKee, Dr. James 1 



Morton W. Smith, Delegate. 

Mohr, William F 

Nichols, M. C 

I'fizer, Charles. Jr 1 

Pfizer, Emil 2 

Rowland, W. C 

Sidenberg, George M 1 

Smith, E. Gould 1 

Smith, Morton W 2 

Sprague, Dr. J. T 1 

Stern, Benjamin 

Taylor, S. W 

Van Vredenburgh, G. W 

Waters, G. J 

Wilmerding, J. C, Jr 2 



SQUADRON "A" N. G. N. Y., New York City. 
Yellow. R. C. Lawrence, Delegate. 



-Colors : Blue and 



Bridgman, Oliver B 

Bates, Tower T 

Badgley, Howard G 

Barry. Herbert 2 

Bates, P. A 

Bellamy, Russell 

Bowne, F. D 

Bacon, R. H 

Borden, Alfred 

Bond, Marshall 

Cammann, William C 1 

Clausen, George M 

Colby, Everett 1 

Crimmins, Thomas 

Cram, H. W 

Ditman, H. W 

Douglas, R. G. D 2 

Dyer, G. J 

Fahys, George E 

Field, W. B. O 

Gallaway, J. M 

Goldsborough, R. F 1 

Hunt, Leavitt J 2 

Hunt, J. H 1 



Herbert, R. L 2 

Kip, H. S 1 

Kellogg, Morris W 

Kinnicutt, Francis H 1 

Lawrence. R. C 1 

Lannon, J. D 

Lippincott, A. H 

Lee, R. C 

Marsellus, M. de 

Morse, F. B 

Munro, W 

McGuire. W. S 1 

Nichols. J. Osgood 1 

Newell, E. R 

Nichols, E. N 1 

Noyes, DeW. C 

Outerbridge, F. R 

Phelps, Stowe 

Putnam, A. W 

Redington, G. O 

Smith, Abel I., Jr 

Sherwood, Howard C 

Slade, A. J 

Smith, Freeman A 



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Smith, Augustus C . . . . 

St. John, H. W 

Tallant, Hugh 

Talbot. C. N., Jr 

Van Beuren, F. T., Jr. 
Valpy, Edward 



Whitney, A. R., Jr. 
Wright, William R. 
Watson, Preston . 

Ward, E. M 

Whitney, Stanton . . 



TACONIC POLO CLUB, Hartford, Conn. 



WESTCHESTER POLO CLUB, Newport, R. I.— Colors : Yellow. E. 
L. Winthrop, Jr., Delegate. 

Burden, A. S 2 I Vanderbilt, Alfred G 1 

Iselin, Arthur 3 Vanderbilt, R. C 1 

Mills, Ogden L | 



WASHINGTON POLO CLUB, Washington, D. C— Colors : Purple 
Body and Cap and Pink Sash. Hugh S. Legare, Delegate. 

Anderson, Larz i Legare. Hugh S 

Blair, Gist I I'hilip J, Van Ness 



so Spalding' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 



THE POLO ASSOCIATION 



The Chairman of the Polo Association is Mr. H. L. Herbert, 
No. 15 Church St., New York City, a position that he has been 
called on to fill each year since the organization has been in 
existence. Mr. W. A. Hazard, No. 29 Broadway, New York 
City, is Secretary and Treasurer. The Committee consists of 
the Chairman, ex-ofRc'io, and Messrs. R. L. Agassiz, George J. 
Gould, John C. Groome, W. A. Hazard and O. W. Bird. 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 

1. Constitution. — The Polo Association shall consist of an 
Association of Polo Clubs, each to be represented by one dele- 
gate, who shall out of l^ieir number elect at the Annual Meeting 
a committee of five for the term of one year. 

2. The Committee. — To have the entire control of all matters 
relating to the Polo Association, and shall be the authority for 
enforcing the rules and deciding all questions relating thereto. 
They shall have the power to appoint all officials for a term not 
exceeding their own, and to make such changes in the rules and 
by-laws as they may consider necessary. The Chairman of the 
Association shall be a member of the Committee ex-ofdcio. 

Any decision of the Committee may, however, be changed by a 
majority vote of the Delegates at a special meeting of same, 
provided that such reversal shall be made by the Delegates 
within thirty days after the matter in question has been acted 
upon by the Committee. 

Special meetings of the Delegates shall be called upon the 
written application of any five of the Delegates, and the Secretary 
shall give at least five days notice in writing of such meeting to 
each Delegate. 

3. Election to Membership. — Every Club and its delegate 
up for election shall be proposed and seconded in writing by 
two delegates, and the election may take place at any meeting 



Spalding' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 51 

of the Committee. The election to be determined by ballot. One 
black ball in five to exclude. When any Club shall withdraw 
its delegate his successor shall be proposed, seconded and voted 
for in like manner. 

4. Subscription. — Each Club a member of the Association 
shall pay an annual subscription of $75.00. All subscriptions 
shall become due and payable in advance on May ist of each 
year. The subscription remaining unpaid after the 1st of June 
is to be considered as in arrears, and no Club whose subscription 
is in arrears shall enjoy any privileges of the Association nor take 
part in any game with members in good standing. 

5. Meetings. — The Annual Meeting of the Association shall 
be held on the third Tuesday in April, at such place in New York 
City as the Committee may designate. The Committee shall 
meet once a month or oftener, from April to September inclusive. 
Three members to constitute a quorum at the Committee meet- 
ings. 

6. Proxies. — In the absence of a Club delegate the President 
or Secretary of such Club may furnish a written proxy to be 
used at the meeting for which it is named. 

7. Minutes. — Minutes of the proceedings of every meeting 
shall be taken during their progress by the Secretary; or, in 
case of his absence, as the Chairman shall direct, and be after- 
ward copied into a Minute Book, to be kept for that purpose, 
and after being read at the next meeting, shall be signed by the 
Chairman of that meeting. 

8. The order of business at the Annual Meetings shall be as 
follows : 

1. The noting of the members present. 

2. Reading of minutes of last Annual Meeting, and subse- 

quent special meetings, 

3. Reports of Treasurer and others officers. 

4. Reports of Special Committees, and consideration of any 

resolutions attached thereto. 

5. Election of officers. 

6. Deferred business. 

7. New business. 



52 Spalding s Equestrian Polo Guide. 

The order of business may be suspended on motion, by vote of 
two-thirds of the members present. 

9. Conduct of Members. — In case the conduct of a delegate 
be considered injurious to the character or interest of the Asso- 
ciation, in the opinion of any five members, who shall certify the 
same in writing to the Committee, a meeting of the Committee 
shall be held to consider the case. 

If a member whose conduct is in question shall not explain the 
same to the satisfaction of the Committee, or if the Committee, 
acting as Judges, shall be of the opinion that the member has 
committed a breach of the Rules of Polo, or of the By-Laws, or 
been guihy of conduct injurious to the interests of the Associa- 
tion, which ought not to be condoned, they may call upon such 
member to resign ; or shall request the Club whose representa- 
tive he is to withdraw him and nominate his successor for elec- 
tion, and in event of their neglecting to do so, the Committee 
shall have power to expel him and his Club shall be erased from 
the list of members; provided, always, that such expulsion shall 
only be by a majority of two-thirds, at a Committee meeting 
consisting of not less than five members. 

In any case where the expulsion of a delegate is deemed neces- 
sary, the decision of the Committee shall be without appeal and 
the Club so expelled shall have no remedy against the Com- 
mittee. 

10. A delegate may issue free tickets of admission to mem- 
bers of the Club he represents good for one week at any Club 
ground during Association week there. 



Spalding s Equestrian Polo Guide. 53 



AMERICAN PLAYING RULES 



GROUND. 

1. The ground should be about 900 feet long by 450 feet wide, 
with a ten-inch guard from end to end on the sides only. 

GOAL POSTS. 

2. The goal posts shall be 24 feet apart, at least 10 feet high, 
and light enough to break if collided with. 

BALLS AND MALLETS. 

3. The ball shall be of wood, with no other covering than 
white paint, 3^ inches in diameter, and not exceeding 5 ounces 
in weight. 

Mallets shall be such as are approved by the Committee. 

PONIES. 

4. The height of ponies shall not exceed 14.2. 

Ponies aged five (5) years and upward may be measured and 
registered for life; ponies under five (5) years may be registered 
for the current season only. Any member of the Committee 
may measure ponies not his own and issue certificates of registry. 
He shall determine the age of the pony. The Committee may 
by vote appoint one or more official measurers, who shall have 
all the powers hereby given the Committee in respect to the 
measurement of ponies and the issue of certificates. 

PERIODS. 

5. A. In match games between pairs there shall be two periods 
of fifteen (15) minutes each actual play. 

B. In match games between teams of three (3) there shall be 
three (3) periods of fifteen (15) minutes each actual play. 



54 Spalding's Equestrian Polo Guide. 

Under A and B two (2) minutes shall be allowed after each 
goal, and intervals of five (5) minutes between periods, unless 
otherwise agreed. 

C. In match games between teams of four (4) there shall be 
four (4) periods of fifteen (15) minutes each actual play. Two 
(2) minutes shall be allowed after each goal, and intervals of 
seven (7) minutes between periods, unless otherwise agreed. 

Under A, B and C, time between goals and delays shall not be 
counted as actual play. 

ELIGIBILITY. 

6. A member of a club which is a member of the Polo Asso- 
ciation shall not play any match games with or against any club 
which is not a member of the Association, nor shall any player 
play on the team of any club of which he is not a member, except 
on written consent of the Committee, and the approval of the 
captains of the teams entered. 

7. A player shall be handicapped with but one club at a time. 

8. A player shall not play for the same prize on more than 
one team or pair. 

Any player in his first tournament events shall be handicapped 
at not less than two goals and shall so continue until changed 
by the Committee. 

ENTRIES. 

9. Entries for tournament events shall be made in writing, 
naming the probable players and substitutes, and be accom- 
panied by an entrance fee of ten (10) dollars for each player, 
which is to be returned if the team plays, otherwise it is for- 
feited to the Association. Entries absolutely close on the day 
announced. No conditional entries shall be received. 

The entrance fee for Championship events shall be one hun- 
dred (100) dollars for each team. 

DRAWINGS. 

10. The drawings for all tournaments shall be made under 
the Bagnall-Wilde system. (This consists of playing a pre- 



Spaldifig' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 55 

liminary round to reduce the number of contesting teams to two, 
four, eight or sixteen, thus eliminating the bye at once, and put- 
ting all contestants on the same footing.) 



UNIFORM. 

11. Captains shall not allow members of their teams to appear 
in the game otherwise than in Club uniform. 

COLORS. 

12. The Polo Association colors are white and dark blue. 

CHAMPIONSHIP. 

13. A. There shall be a Senior and a Junior Championship 
tournament, the latter immediately preceding the former. The 
Senior Championship shall be open to teams without limit of 
handicap. The Junior Championship shall be open to teams 
whose aggregate handicap does not exceed twenty (20) goals, 
but this limit is simply to define the class, and all games in both 
classes shall be played without handicap. 

No player with a higher handicap than (5) goals on May 
15th shall compete in the Junior Championship. 

The handicap governing eligibility to Junior Championship 
teams shall be that in force May 15th of the year in which the 
championship events take place. 

B. The winner of the Junior Championship events shall have 
the privilege of making a post entry for the Senior Champion- 
ship events. 

C. Except as provided in Section B paragraph a player shall 
not be allowed to play in both classes. 

D. In both classes the Championship may be won by default, 
but in such case no individual trophies shall be added. 

E. In all Championship events, a player shall not represent a 
club with which he is not handicapped, and a player shall not 
be handicapped with more than one club at a time. Every 
player in the Association shall elect with what club he will be 



56 Spalding's Equestrian Polo Guide. 

handicapped and the Committee shall be notified in writing prior 
to the fifteenth day of May in each season. 

F. No player shall be eligible to play for his Club in Cham- 
pionship events unless he has played on at least six (6) different 
days during the current year on the club ground in practice 
games or in matches. 



FIELD RULES 

FIELD CAPTAIN. 

1. There shall be a field captain for each team who shall have 
the direction of positions and plays of his men. He shall have 
the sole right to discuss with the Referee questions arising dur- 
ing the game and to enter protests with the Referee, provided 
that a player fouled may claim the foul. Other players shall 
testify only when requested by the Referee. 

REFEREE. 

2. The two captains shall agree upon a Referee, whose decision 
shall be final in regard to all questions of actual play, but as re- 
gards eligibility of players, handicaps and interpretation of the 
General Rules, an appeal may be made by either captain to the 
Committee whose decision shall be final. 

DISQUALIFICATION OF PONIES. 

3. Any pony may be protested on the field under General Rule 
4 (if possible, before play begins), by the field captain of the 
side against which the pony is offered to be played. Unless a 
certificate of registry under said Rule 4 is then produced the 
Referee shall forthwith measure the pony and decide the protest. 
If sustained, the pony shall be ruled off the field for the match. 

The Referee shall exclude from the game any dangerous or 
vicious pony. 

TIMER AND SCORER. 

4. Two captains shall agree upon a timer and a scorer who 
shall perform their duties under the direction of the Referee. 



Spalding s Equestrian Polo Guide. 57 

GOAL JUDGES. 

5. The home captain shall appoint two goal judges, acceptable 
to the visiting captain, each of whom shall give testimony to the 
Referee, at the latter's request, in respect to goals and other 
plays near his goal, but the Referee shall make all decisions. 

SUBSTITUTE. 

6. Each team should have a substitute in readiness to play in 
case of accident or disqualification. 

CLEAR FIELD. 

7. Only players and Referee shall be allowed upon the ground 
during the progress of the game. 

CHOICE OF ENDS. 

8. The choice of ends shall be determined by the toss of a 
coin between the field captains. 

CHANGE OF END. 

9. Ends shall be changed after every goal. 

THROW-IN. 
ID. The game begins when the ball is thrown in by the Referee 
between the contestants who shall each be on his own side of the 
middle line. 

11. After an interval, the Referee shall throw in the ball when 
the proper signal is given by the timer, whether all the players 
are lined up or not. 

GOAL. 

12. A goal is made when the ball goes over and clear of the 
line between the goal posts, or above the top of the goal posts 
between centre lines. 

SAFETY. 

13. Whenever a player, either accidentally or intentionally, 
gives the ball an impetus with his mallet which carries the ball 



58 Spalding's Equestrian Polo Guide. 

over the goal line he is defending, and it touches nothing except 
the goal post or the ground after leaving his mallet, it shall be 
deemed a safety. 

SCORE. 

14. (a) A goal counts one. 

(6) A safety counts minus one-quarter. 
{c) A foul counts minus one-half. 

The side wins which is credited with the largest score at the 
end of the match. 

TIME LIMIT. 

15. When the time limit of any period (except the last) ex- 
pires, the signal shall be given, but the game shall continue until 
the ball goes out of bounds or a goal is made. Such overtime 
in any period shall be deducted from the playing time of the suc- 
ceeding period. When the time limit of the last period is reached, 
the signal shall be given and the game shall then cease with the 
ball in its position at the moment of the signal. 

16. If a goal is made when any fraction of time remains to be 
played the game shall continue. 

17. When the ball is out of bounds, and the limit of time ex- 
pires before it is put in play, the period ends. 

TIE. 

18. In event of a tie at the end of the last period, the game 
shall continue (after the usual interval between periods) until 
a goal or safety is made or a foul is penalized. 

OUT OF BOUNDS. 

19. When the ball crosses a side line it is out of bounds, and 
shall be put in play by the Referee throwing it between the con- 
testants (lined up as at the beginning of the game) toward the 
middle of the field, and parallel to the goal lines, at the point 
where it went over the boards. He shall throw from outside the 
side boards. 



Spalding's Equestriaii Polo Guide. 59 

KNOCK-IN. 

20. When the ball crosses an end line it is out of bounds, and 
the side defending the goal at that end is entitled to a knock-in, 
the ball being placed on the line at the point which it crossed, 
but in no case nearer than ten (lo) feet to the goal posts or to 
the side boards. 

21. A ball must be over and clear of the line to be out. 

22. When a player having the knock-in causes delay, the 
Referee may throw a ball on the field and call play. No oppon- 
ent shall come within fifty (50) feet of the ball, when placed for 
a knock-in, until the same has been hit by a mallet. As soon as 
the ball is touched by a mallet after being placed for a knock-in, 
it is in play, and subject to the rules of play. 

PLAYER SUBSTITUTED. 

23. When a player is replaced by a substitute he cannot return 
to the team the same day, except to take the place of a player 
who is disabled or disqualified. 

HANDICAP. 

24. When a change of players takes place after the game has 
begun, the handicap of the man having the highest number of 
goals shall be counted. 

FOULS. 

25. The Referee shall declare any violation of Rules 27, 28, 
29 and 30 a foul, when seen by him, without waiting to have it 
claimed; or, when not seen, upon evidence satisfactory to him. 
He may suspend the player committing the foul for the match, 
but he shall also allow the usual penalty of one-half goal. 

26. In case of repeated or willful violation of said rules, espe- 
cially by conduct dangerous to the safety of other players, the 
Referee shall suspend the player guilty thereof for the match. 

27. In case of a player being disabled by a foul so that he is 
unable to continue, the side which has been fouled shall have 
the option, instead of providing a substitute, to designate the 



6o Spalding' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 

player on the opposite side whose handicap is nearest above 
that of the disabled player, and the former shall thereupon retire 
from the game. This penalty shall be in addition to those here- 
inbefore provided, and the game shall continue with each side 
reduced by the above withdrawals. 



DANGEROUS RIDING. 

28. Careless or dangerous horsemanship or a lack of considera- 
tion for the safety of others is forbidden. 

The following are examples of riding prohibited under this 
rule: 

(a) Bumping at an angle dangerous to a player or to his 
pony. 

(6) Zigzagging in front of another player riding at a gallop. 

(c) Pulling across or over a pony's forelegs in such a man- 
ner as to risk tripping the pony. 

RIGHT OF WAY. 

29. A. The right of way is given to the player who has last 
hit the ball or to the player who has entered safely on the line 
of the ball between it and the last hitter, or (as against players 
not in possession of the ball) to the player who is following 
nearer than any other player the line of direction of the ball. 

CROSSING. 
B. A player shall not cross the player having the right of 
way, except at an unquestionably safe distance ; nor shall he 
pull up in front of the latter unless he is far enough ahead to 
give the latter unquestionably enough time to pull up also; nor 
shall he pull up across the latter on any consideration whatsoever. 

MEETING. 

30. Whenever two players are riding in opposite directions 
for the ball, each shall leave the ball on his off side. 



Spalding' s Equestrian Polo Guide. 6i 

OTHER PROHIBITIONS. 

31. A. A player shall not strike an adversary or his pony 
with the hands or mallet, or strike the ball when dismounted. 

B. A player shall not interpose his mallet to interfere with 
an opponent's stroke. 

C. A player shall not put his mallet over his adversary's pony 
either in front or behind. 

D. A player shall not seize with the hand, strike or push with 
the head, hand, arm, or elbow, but a player may push with his 
shoulder, provided the elbow is kept close to his side. 

E. A player requiring a mallet, pony, or assistance from an 
outside person, during the game shall ride to the end or side 
lines to procure it. No person shall come on the field to assist 
him. 

F. A player shall not hold the ball in his hand, arm, or lap, 
nor shall he kick or hit the ball with any part of his person. 
He may, however, block the ball with any part of his person or 
with his pony. 

FINES. 

32. The Referee shall also have the power to impose a fine 
(the amount to be determined by the Committee) on any team 
or member of a team failing to appear within reasonable time 
of the hour named for the events for which they have entered, 
or for any misconduct or violation of the rules during the 
progress of the game, and shall report the same in writing to the 
Committee for enforcement. 

PENALTY. 

33. The Referee may at his discretion award a penalty of half 
a goal for any violation of Field Rules not covered by Rule 24. 

SUSPENSION OF PLAY. 

34. A. When a foul is allowed by the Referee, he may or 
may not stop the game, according to his judgment as to the ad- 
vantage gained or lost by the foul. 



62 Spalding's Equestrian Polo Guide. 

ACCIDENT. 
B. In case of an accident to a player or to a pony, or to a 
pony's gear, which in the opinion of the Referee involves danger 
to a player, he shall stop the game. It shall not be stopped for 
a broken or lost mallet, stirrup leather, curb chain, or martingale 
(unless liable to trip a pony). 



BROKEN BALL. 

C. When a ball is broken or trodden into the ground in a 
manner to be unserviceable, in the opinion of the Referee, or 
when it strikes the Referee or his pony so as in his opinion to 
affect the game seriously, he shall stop the game, and may sub- 
stitute another ball by throwing it toward the middle of the field 
between the players at the point where the event occurred. 

CHANGE OF PONIES. 

D. In the case of ten (lo) minutes continuous play, the 
Referee shall stop the game for a change of ponies as soon there- 
after as the ball goes out of bounds. Not exceeding two (2) 
minutes shall be allowed for this purpose. 

OTHER CAUSE. 

E. The Referee may suspend the game for any other reason- 
able cause. 

TIME LOST. 

F. Time lost under paragraphs A, B, C, D and E shall not be 
counted as actual play. 

REFEREE'S WHISTLE. 

35. In all the above cases the play is not suspended until the 

Referee's whistle blows, but the game shall be considered stopped 

at the time the event occurred. The ball, when placed again in 

play, shall be thrown by the Referee toward the middle of the 



Spalding' s Equestrian Polo Guide. ^"^^ 

field at the point at which the ball was when the event occasion- 
ing the suspension of the game occurred. 

FAILURE TO FINISH. 
id. In the event of a game being stopped by darkness, or for 
any cause which prevents a finish the same day, it shall be re- 
sumed at the point at which it stopped, as to score and position 
of the ball, at the earliest convenient time, unless settled other- 
wise by agreement between the captains. 



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Spalding ''Highest Quality" Sweaters 

MADE of the very 
finest Australian 
lambs* wool, and ex- 
ceedingly soft and 
pleasant to wear. They 
are full fashioned to 
body and arms and 
without seams of any 
kind. The various 
grades in our "Highest 
Quality" Sweaters are 
identical in quality and 
finish, the difference in 
price being due entirely 
to variations in weight. 
We call special at- 
tention to the "Inter- 
collegiate" grade which 
is exclusively used by 
all Intercollegiate play- 
ers. They are consid- 
ably heavier than the heaviest sweater ever knitted and cannot be 
furnished by any other maker, as we have exclusive control of this 
special weight. 

No. A. "Intercollegiate," special weight. 

No. B. Heavy Weight. .... 

No. C. Standard Weight. 

Colors: White, Navy Blue, Black, Gray, Maroon and Cardinal, 
order at an advanced price. Prices on application, 
collars. Sizes, 28 to 44, 




$6.CO 
5.00 
4.00 

Other colors to 
All made with 10-inch 



Striped Sweaters 



Same quality as our No. B. Sizes 32 to 42 inches. Colors: Red 

and Black, Navy and Red, Orange and Black, Navy and White. 

Stripes 2 inches wide. 

No. BS. Striped Sweaters. Each, $5.50 

Any other combination of colors to order only at an advanced price. 



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The Spalding Socket Drivers and Brassies 

The Spaldinof Wood Clubs are manufactured from the finest dogwood and per- 
simmon, and are all guaranteed. The models are duplicates of those used by 
some of the best golfers in the world; the grips are horsehide and the finish is 
the very best; the shafts^ are all second growth split hickory, and particular 
attention is given to the spring and balance of the club. 

Socket Drivers and Brassies ..... Each, $2.50 
A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

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The Spalding Scared Drivers and Brassies 

The Spalding Wood Clubs are manufactured from the finest dogwood and per- 
simmon, and are all guaranteed. The models are duplicates of those used by 
some of the best golfers in the world; the grips are horsehide and the finish is 
the very best; the_ shafts^ are all second growth split hickory, and particular 
attention is given to the spring and balance of the club. 

Scared Drivers and Brassies ..... Each, $2.00 



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The Spalding Hand Forged Irons 

The Spalding Irons are hand hammered from the fin-st mild steel. We have 
taken the playing clubs of. some of the best golfers in the world and duplicated 
them, and they represent our regular stock. Jf , however, you prefer some other 
model, we will copy it exactly, and the price to you will be the same. Horse- 
hide grips on all of the above. 

The Spalding Hand Forged Irons. . . . Each, $2.00 
~ ~~ A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 

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London, England 




The Spalding Hand Forged Irons 

The Spalding Irons are hand hammered from the finest mild steel. We have 
taken the playing clubs of some of the best golfers in the world and duplicated 
them, and they represent our regular stock. If, however, you prefer some other 
model, we will copy it exactly, and the price to you will be the same. Horse- 
hide grips on all of the above. 

The Spalding Hand Fori2;ed Irons. , . . Each, $2.00 
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The 

Spalding 
Wizard 
Golf Ball 



Rubber Cored 



It is not an experiment, 

but a pronounced 

success 



REMEMBER 

IT IS 

SPALDING 
QUALITY 

That is, the best it is 
possible to produce 




The covers of the Wizard Ball ?re 
manufactured from gutta percha 
and other resilient materials from a 
recipe known only to ourselves. 
We guarantee them not to crack, 
open or break during eighleen-holes- 
play. If they do, send them back 
and we will replace them. 

THE CORE IS WOUND TO A 
HIGHER TENSION 

than is possible on any machines 

other than the ones we use, and the 

highest tension must produce the 

best ball. 



Doz. *6.00 



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Kansas Citj' 
rland 



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The Spalding Championship Tennis Ball 

The quality of this ball is absolutely best. It is as near perfect as it 
is possible to turn out a manufactured article, and, as with every- 
thing else on which we place our trade-mark, there is a positive guar- 
antee of reliability and satisfaction with every one. 

Perfect Inflation. Perfect Covering. Perfect Sewing. 

No. 00. The Spalding Championship Tennis Ball. Per dozen, $i.00 

Spalding's Tournament Tennis Ball 

Is the equal of any of the so-called championship balls made up by 
others in imitation of our best grade. Uniform in quality and care- 
fully constructed throughout. Regulation size and weight; fine felt 
cover. 

No. 0. Per dozen, $3.50 



Spalding's Vantage Tennis Ball 



No. 1. A good felt covered ball. 



Per dozen, $3.00 



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THE SPALDING 

'GOLD MEDAL" RACKET 



ABSOLUTELY PERFECTION 




Enclosed in mackintosh cover. Tag attached to each racket gives 

particulars of special inspection. 

The Spalding Gold Medal Racket, $8.00 

With cane handle, 50 cents extra 



THE SPALDING 

"GOLD MEDAL" 

RACKET 




OR some time past we have 
been working on the 
Spalding Gold Medal 
Racket. Taking one of 
the Spalding Expert 
shape frames as a basis, 
various methods of string- 
ing have been tried with 
the object of getting just the happy medium of 
firmness and resiliency demanded in the string- 
ing of a tennis racket by the expert player, and 
in presenting the No. A and No. B styles, as 
illustrated on opposite page, it is our firm be- 
lief that every virtue demanded in the stringing 
of a tennis racket is contained in one or the 
other, and they are bound to meet with the 

favor of even the most critical. 
Frames of absolutely best quality white ash, 
finished with a high polish and bound at should- 
ers. Throat-piece of polished mahogany and 
handle of best grade mahogany, either 5, 5 1-4 
or 5 1-2 inches circumference, combed. String- 
ing of clearest and absolutely best quality 
lambs' gut. 



Send for 
Spalding's 
handsomely 
illustrated 
catalogue of 
tennis and 
all athletic 
sports. 
Sent free to 
any address 



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Model A 

No. 14. MODEL A. 
No. 15. ^lODEL D. 
No. 13. MODEL C. 



The 
Spalding 

Model 
Rackets 



EacL model is 
distinctive, but 
quality the 
same through- 
o u t . Perfect 
balance as- 
sured. Quality 
of material 
and workman- 
ship the best 
ever put in an 
article of this 
kind. Frame 
of specially se- 
lected highly 
polished white 
ash, beveled; 
polished ma- 
hogany throat- 
piece. Hand 
made through- 
out and strung 
with finest 
quality lambs' 
gut; leather 
capped handle. 



Mahogany handle. 
Mahogany handle. 
Cane spliced handle 




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The 
SpaMIng 

Model 
Rachels 



Each model is 
distinctive, but 
quality the 
same through- 
out. Perfect 
balance as- 
sured. Quality 
of material 
and workman- 
ship the best 
ever put in an 
article of this 
kind. Frame 
of specially se- 
lected highly 
polished white 
ash, beveled; 
polished m a - 
hogany throat- 
pi e c e . Hand 
made through-' 
out and strung 
with finest 
quality lambs' 
gut; leather 
capped handle. 



Model DD Model CC 

Made with Extra Large Handles 

No. 14X. MODEL AA. Mahogany handle. Each, $6.00 
No. 15X. MODEL DD. Mahogany handle. " 6.00 

No. 13X. MODEL CC. Cane spliced handle. " 7.00 




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Spalding's 

High 

Grade 

Tennis 

Raekets 



The good points 
in these rackets 
can be vouched 
for by some of 
the most suc- 
cessful of last 
season's play- 
ers. In all of 
them quality of 
material and 
workmanshipis 
superb and per- 
fect balance 
assured. Each 
frame made of 
finest white 
ash, highly pol- 
ished ; mahog- 
any throat- 
piece, combed 
mahogany 
handle, leather 
capped: string- 
ing of good 
quality lambs' 
gut. 



No. 12. THE OCOMO. For ladies' use particulars- 
small handle, taped shoulders. . . . Each, $5.00 

No. II. THE TOURNAMENT. An old favorite 

with particular players; taped shoulders. . Each, $5.00 




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Montreal, 



Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco 

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Can. London, England 




Spalding's 

High 

Grade 

Tennis 

Raehets 



The good points 
in these rackets 
can be vouched 
for by some of 
the most suc- 
cessful of last 
season's play- 
ers. In all of 
them quality of 
material and 
workmanship is 
suberb and per- 
f e c t balance 
assured. Each 
frame made of 
finest white 
ash, highly pol- 
ished; mahog- 
any throat- 
piece, combed 
mahogany 
handle, leather 
capped; string- 
ing of good 
quality lambs' 
gut. 



No. 10. THE VARSITY. Very popular model. Each, $4.00 
No. loC. THE VARSITY. Cork handle. . " 4.50 

Handsomely illustrated catalogue mailed free to any address. 




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The following 
are all excellent 
quality. Frames 
of white ash, 
finely finished, 
with polished 
walnut throat- 
piece and 
combed cedar 
handle; leather 
capped; good 
quality Oriental 
gut stringing. 



No. 3. THE GENEVA. 
No. 2. THE FAVORITE. 
No. I. THE PRACTICE. 



Each, $1.50 
" 1. 00 



A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 



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Boston Baltimore 

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Montreal, Can. 



Philadelphia San Francisco 

Buffalo Kansas City 

Denver Washington 

London, England 




Spalding's 

High 

Grade 

Tennis 

/ Raehefs 



The good points 
in these rackets 
can be vouched 
for by some of 
the most suc- 
cessful of last 
season's play- 
ers. In all of 
them quality of 
material and 
workmanship is 
suberb and per- 
fect balance as- 
sured. Each 
frame made of 
finest white 
ash, highly pol- 
ished; mahog- 
any throat- 
piece, combed 
mahogany 
handle, leather 
capped; string- 
ing of good 
quality lambs' 
gut. 



In Nos. 8 and 9 we have retained the old Slocum shape for players who prefer 
to stick to the style to which they have been so long accustomed. 

No. g. THE SLOCUM. As popular as ever. Each, $4.00 
No. 8. THE SLOCUM, JUNIOR. . . " 3.00 




A. C. SPALDING &, BROS. 



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St. Louis 



Chicago 

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Minneapolis 



Montreal, Can. 



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Buffalo Kansas City 

Denver Washington 

London, England 



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The 

Spalding 

Tennis 

Raehets 



The following 
are all excellent 
quality. Frames 
of white ash, 
finely finished, 
with polished 
walnut throat- 
piece and 
combed cedar 
handle; leather 
capped; good 
quality Oriental 
gut stringing. 



No. 3. THE GENEVA. 
No. 2. THE FAVORITE. 
No. I. THE PRACTICE. 




Each, $1.50 
" 1. 00 



A. C. SPALDING <&, BROS. 



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Boston Baltimore 

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Montreal, Can. 



Philadelphia San Francisco 

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Rackets Restrung 

We make a specialty of restringing rackets of 
every known make. 

The work is done by our 
most scientific stringers, and 
none but first quality gut is 
used. 

When sending rackets to us 
to be restrung be sure to pre- 
pay charges on the package 
and mark with your name and 
address. Write us under sep- 
arate cover full particulars 
regarding restringing. 

No. 1. Oriental Gut, White 
only Each, $1.00 

No. 2. Lambs' Gut, White, 
Red, or Red and White. 
Each, $1.50 

No. 3. Best Lambs' Gut, 
White, Red, or Red and 
White. . . . Each, $2.50 




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Spalding's Backstop Frames 

Cut illustrates six sections, measuring 54 feet long 
by 7 feet high, set up. Uprights and top rods are 
tubular iron, heavily japanned. Netting is of gal- 
vanized iron wire, which is unaffected by the 
weather and will not rust, and each section is 
hung separately to permit players to pass back and 
forth. 
Spalding's Backstop Nets, as illustrated above. . . . Complete, $25.00 
Additional sections at proportionate price. 



Twine Nets for Backstops — Without Poles 

No. 4. White. 50 feet long, 7 feet high, 9 thread. . Each, $2.50 

No. 5. White, 50 feet long, 8 feet high, 12 thread. . " 3.00 

No. 5X. Tarred, 50 feet long, 8 feet high, 12 thread. . " 3.50 

No. BS. Backstop Net Poles only " 1. 00 

Send for Spalding's handsomely illustrated catalogue 
of all sports. Mailed free to any address. 



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Spalding's 
Championship Tennis 
— — Posts =~ 



WITHOUT a doubt 
the finest thing 
in the way of ten- 
nis posts that has ever 
been placed on the mar- 
ket. Square, 3 3-8 inch 
ash posts, finely fin- 
ished, with heavy ja- 
panned iron bases, and 
ratchet crank of special 
design. We also supply 
with these posts iron 
clutches to steady the 
posts when used on 
soft ground, and our 
special iron corkscrews 
which are fixed perma- 
nently in the ground, 
marking the place 
where posts should be 
set. Handle and wedge 
spike used to insert 
corkscrew packed with 
posts. 



Corkscrew and Wedge 



NO.A 

Champion- 
ship 
Tennis 
Posts 

PER PAIR 

$20.«» 




Clutch for Soft Ground 



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Spalding's 
Tournament Tennis 
^— Posts — — 




FOR those who 
desire posts 
absolutely 
first-class, hand- 
some in appear- 
ance and ex- 
tremely durable, 
w e recommend 
our No. B Tour- 
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Posts. The posts 
ai-e made of finely 
polished ash 2 3-4 
inches square, 
with heavy ja- 
panned iron base 
and ratchet 
crank for tight- 
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bases firmly to 
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NO. D-e NET POSTS 

Square poles, 2 3-4 inch 
wood, handsomely 
painted in red with black 
striping; japanned iron 
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poles, which are inserted 
30 inches into the ground. 
No guy ropes necessary. 
Reels for tightening net 
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NO. D. NET POSTS 



Same as above, but without reel, 

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SPALDING'S TENNIS POLES 

Finely polished solid spiked tennis poles. 
Packed complete with guy ropes and pegs. 

No. E. Per pair, $2.00 



Good quality solid tennis poles. Packed com- 
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No. F. Per pair, $1.00 



INDOOR TENNIS POLES 

Made with iron base and spike to fit into iron 

plates in the floor. Complete with plates, tees, 

guy ropes and everything necessary for setting 

up. 

No. G. Per pair, $2.50 



■ GUY ROPES AND PEGS FOR 
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No. I. Hemp ropes, plain pegs. . , . 
No. 2. Cotton ropes, plain pegs. . 
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No. 3 will answer for backstop nets. 



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Soft felt cover 
Each, 50c. 

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Waterproof canvas, 

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Each, 75c. 

No. 4 

Mackintosh cover, well 

made 

Each, $1.00 

No. 8 
Cravenette material, pos- 
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Each, $1.50 

No. 5 

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racket 

Each, $5.00 

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No 3. For Single Court, complete with 100 staples and 
pins . -Per set, $3.50 

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pins Per set, $4.00 

No. 6. For Double Court, extra quality canvas, complete 
with 200 staples and 14 pins Per set, $6.00 

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For permanently marking the angles of court. Made of mal- 
leable iron and painted white. A set consists of eight corner 

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Columbia 
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Marker 



Makes a clean, even 
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Uses marble dust and slaked 
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The best dry marker made. 

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especially when they have been exposed to moisture or used 

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oes 






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sole. Hand sewed 
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NO.AA 

No. AA. High cut, black, carefully selected calf- 
skin with fine quality red rubber flat sole. Made 
on same last as our base ball shoes and first- 
class in every particular. . , Per pair, $5.00 




No. ET 

No. ET. Low cut, absolutely best grade linen 
duck with fast-color white eyelets and best grade 
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quahty red rubber 
flat sole. 

No. C. Per pair, 
$3.00 

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Bats made of finest selected ash; 

strung with best quahty gut; grip 

wound with white kid; best grade 

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edges and high poHsh. 

No. i6. Bound at shoulders, strung 
with white oriental gut, combed 
cedar handle. . Each, $2.50 

No. 18. Bound at shoulders, strung 
with white oriental gut, horse- 
hide wound handle. Each, $3.00 

No. 19. Bound at shoulders, strung 
with black lambs' gut, combed 
cedar handle, head slightly 
smaller than the above. $3.50 

No. 20. Bound at shoulders, strung 
with black lambs' gut, horsehide 
wound handle, head same as in 
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TETHER TENNIS GAME 

This game was originally introduced 
for the purpose of practicing various 
strokes at lawn tennis. It has now 
developed into a game having special 
merits of i'^s own. The implements 
consist of an upright pole standing 9 
or 10 feet out of the ground, having a 
line marked round the pole 6 feet 
from the ground. Attached to the 
top of the pole is a piece of cord, at 
the end of which is fastened a lawn 
tennis ball. A line is drawn on the 
ground 3 feet from the 
pole on opposite sides 
of it. The players 
stand outside this line, 
using an ordinary 
1 a w n tennis racket. 



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Tether Tennis Ball and Pole ready for play. 
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The game is to wind the cord, with the ball attached, round 
the pole and above the line. The game is usually started by 
tossing for service. The winner then takes the ball in his 
hand, and with the racket drives it round the pole; the oppo- 
nent stops the progress of the ball and endeavors to drive it 
back again, and round the pole in the opposite direction. The 
player getting the ball round the pole and above the line wins 
the game. A set is usually the best of eleven games. The 
service may either be taken alternately or continuously until 
the server loses a game. 

No. 1. Tether Tennis Ball and Cord $ .75 

No. 2. Tether Pole, 14 feet 1.50 

No. 3. Tether pole, 12 feet 1.00 

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The Spalding Official League Ball. 

Used exclusively by the National League, Minor 
Leagues, and by all Intercollegiate and other Associ- 
ations for over a quarter of a century. Each ball 
wrapped in tinfoil and put in a separate box, and 
sealed in accordance with the regulations of the 
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DOORWAY STYLE 

Is bracketed out from a doorway bar, having a single overhead brace, which is 
screwed to the wall above the door. The doorway bar is made of iron pipe 
having rubber cushions on ends. Turning the pipe causes the end sockets to 
spread, jamming the cushions against the sides of door and making the bar 
j.!_:j t-u„ t „i„„ u„ ,..„^ ^o ^ '*''V>?"";"'t" horizontal bar. In 



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ordering, state width of doorway 

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Our Grand Prix Cricket Ball is built for first- 
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Will wear equally well on hard or soft grounds. 

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No. 13. How to Play Hand Bali. 

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No. 16. How to Become a Skater. 

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No. 27. College Athletics. 

M. C. Murphy, the well-known athletic 
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for the athlete who wishes to excel in any branch 
of athletic sport. Price lo cents. 

No. 29. Exercising With Pulley Weights. 

By Dr. Henry S. Anderson. In conjunction 
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No. 39. Lawn Bowls. 

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No. 40. Archery. 

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method of aiming. Price lo cents. 



No. 55. Official Sporting Rules. 

Contains rules for the government of many sports not found in 
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No. 66. Technical Terms of Base 
Ball. 
Compiled by Henry Chadwick, the 
"Father of Base Ball." It is one of 
the most useful and instructive works 
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to the expert. Price lo cents. 



No. 87. The Athletic Primer. 

Edited by J. E. Sullivan, Secretary-Treasurer 
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meeting, and gives rules for the government of 
athletic meetings ; contents also include a very 
instructive article on training ; fully illustrated. 
Price ID cents. 



No. 102. Ground Tumbling. 

By Prof. Henry Walter Worth, who was for years physical director 
of the Armour Institute of Technology. Any boy, by reading this 
book and following the instructions, which are drawn from life, can 
become a proficient tumbler. Price lo cents. 

No. 104. The Grading of Gymnastic Exercises. 

By G. M. Martin, Physical Director of the Y. M. C. A. of Youngs- 
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physical director of ',he Y. M. C. A., school, club, college, etc. It 
is Lhe official standard publication and should be used by them. 
Price lo cents. 

No. 124. How to Become a Gymnast. 

By Robert Stoll, of the New York A. C, the 
American champion on the flying rings from J 885 
to 1892. Any boy who frequents a gymnasium 
or who has a horizontal bar or parallel bars at his 
command, can easily follow the illustrations and 
instructions in this book and with a little practice 
become proficient. Price 10 cents. 





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No. 126. Ice Hockey and Ice Polo. 




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Written by the most famous player in Canada, 
A. Farrell, of the Shamrock hockey team of Mon- 
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the game. It contains a complete description of 
the game of hockey, its origin, points of a good 
player, and a complete and instructive article on 
how the game is played, with diagrams and the 
Illustrated with pictures of leading teams. Price lo 



No. 128. How to Row. 

By E. J. Giannini, of the New York A. C, and one 
of America's most famous amateur oarsmen and cham- 
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of rowing how to become an expert. It is fully illus- 
trated, showing how to hold the oars, the finish of the 
stroke and other information that will prove valuable to 
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No. 129. Water Polo. 

By Gus Sundstrom, instructor at the New York A. C. 
It treats of every detail, the individual work of the play- 
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many illustrations and valuable hints. Price lo cents. 



No. 135. Official Handbook of the A.A.U. of the United States. 

The A. A. U. is the governing body of ath- 
letes in the United States of America, and all 
games must be held under its rules, which are 
exclusively published in this handbook, and a 
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authority. It contains the official rules governing all 
sports under the jurisdiction of the Y. M. C. A., a 
complete report of the physical directors' conference, 
official Y. M. C. A. scoring tables, pentathlon rules, 
many pictures of the leading Y. M. C. A. athletes of 
the country, and official Y. M. C. A. athletic rules. 
Price lo cents. 



No. 138. Official Croquet Guide. 

Contains the official rules of the game, directions for playing and 
diagrams of important strokes. Price lo cents. 

No. 140. Wrestling. 

Catch as catch can style. By E. H. Hitchcock, M. D., and R. F. 
Nelligan, of Amherst College. The book contains illustrations of 
the different holds, photographed especially so that anybody who de- 
sires to become expert in wrestling can with little effort learn every 
one. Price lo cents. 



No. 142. Physical Training Simplified. 

By Prof, E. B. Warman, the well-known physical culture expert, is 
a complete, thorough and practical book where the whole man is 
considered — brain and body. By following the instructions no appa- 
ratus is required to make the perfect body. The book is adapted for 
both sexes. Fully illustrated. Price lo cents. 



No. 143. Indian Clubs and Dumb-Bells. 

Two of the most popular forms of home or gym- 
nasium exercise. This book is written by America's 
amateur champion club swinger, J. H. Dougherty. 
It is clearly illustrated, by which any novice can be- 
come an expert. Price lo cents. 



No. 149. The Care of the Body. 

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No. 152. Table Tennis. 

The contents include the official rules and illustrations of the 
various strokes, posed by experts. Price lo cents. 

No. 154. Field Hockey. 

To those in need of vigorous and health- 
ful out-of-doors exercise, this game is 
recommended highly. Its healthful attri- 
butes are manifold and the interest of 
player and spectator alike is kept active 
throughout the progress of the game. 
Can be played by either sex and occupies a 

prominent place in the sports at Vassar, Smith, Wellesley, Bryn 

Mavvr and otlier leading colleges. Price lo cents. 

No. 156. The Athlete's Guide. 

How to become an athlete. It contains full in- 
structions for the beginner, telling how to sprint, 
hurdle, jump and throw weights, general hints on 
training; in fact, this book is one of the most com- 
plete on the subject that has ever appeared. Special 
chapters contain valuable advice to beginners, an(f 
important A. A. U. rules and their explanations, 
while the pictures comprise many exclusive scenes 
champions in action. Price lo cents. 

No. 157. How to Play Lawn Tennis. 

A complete description of lawn tennis is 
found in this book; a history of the game; 
a lesson for beginners and directions telling 
how to make every important stroke; how 
to lay out a tennis court; illustrated from 
photographs of leading players in action. 
Price lo cents. 

No. 158. Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games. 

Without question one of the best bocks of its kind ever published. 
Compiled by Prof. A. M. Chesley, the well-known Y. M. C. A. phy- 
sical director. It is a book that will prove valuable to indoor and 
outdoor gymnasiums, schools, outings and gatherings where there are 
a number to be amused. The book contains over loo games. Price 
lo cents. 






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No. 161. Ten Minutes' Exercise for Busy Men. 

By Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, superintendent of phy- 
sical training in the New York public schools. Anyone 
who is looking for a concise and complete course of 
physical education at home would do well to procure a 
copy of this book. There will be no necessity for any- 
one to apply for advice in order to become healthy and 
athletic. Ten minutes' work as directed is exercise any- 
one can follow. It already has had a large sale and has 

been highly commended by all who have followed its instructions. 

Price lo cents. 

No. 162. How to Become a Boxer. 

For many years books have been issued on the 
art of boxing, but it has remained for us to ar- 
range a book that we think is sure to fill all de- 
mands. It contains over 70 pages of illustrations 
showing all the latest blows, posed especially for 
this book under the supervision of one of the best 
instructors of boxing in the United States, who 
makes a specialty of teaching and who knows how 
to impart his knowledge. They are so arranged that any two boys 
can easily become proficient boxers. The book also contains photo- 
graphs of all the leading American boxeis, and official rules. No 
boy should neglect to possess this book. Price 10 cents. 

No. 165. The Art of Fencing. 

Full instructions are given, with illustra- 
tions, for becoming proficient with the foils. 
Any boy can learn to become expert by 
carefully studying this book. Price ID 
cents. 

No. 166. How to Swing Indian Clubs. 

By Prof. E, B. Warman, the well-known exponent of 
physical culture. The most complete work on this 
special subject ever issued. By following the diagrams 
carefully anyone can become an expert club swinger in a 
short time, as the diagrams are very plainly and intelli- 
gently drawn. Price 10 cents. 






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By M. W. Deshong. The need of a book 
on this interesting game has been felt by many 
who wished to know the fine points and tricks 
used by the experts. Mr, Deshong explains 
them, with illustrations, so that a novice can 
readily understand. Price lo cents. 

No. 170. Push Ball. 

Played with an air-inflated ball 6 feet in 
diameter, weighing about 50 pounds. A side 
consists of eleven men. The game has nii-i; 
with instant favor, and now no school or 
athletic club is complete without one. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 171. Basket Ball for Women. 

Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of Smith 
College. Contains valuable information, spe- 
cial articles, official rules, and photos of teams 
of leading women's colleges and high schools. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 173. 



How to Play Base Ball. 

Edited by T. H. Murnane. The editor has obtained 
from such well-known players as Lajoie, Kittridge, 
Clarke, Cy Young, Willis, Callahan, Doyle, and other 
equally prominent players, special articles telling just 
how they play their respective positions. Over 50 
full-page pictures of prominent players in action are 

shown, and accurate photographs showing how to hold the fingers for 

the various curves and drops. Price 10 cents. 





No. 174. Distance and Cross Country Running. 

By George Orton. the famous University of Penn- 
sylvania runner. Tells how to become proficient 
in these specialties, gives instructions for train- 
ing, and is illustrated with many full-page pictures. 
Price 10 cents. 




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No. 176. 



Official Intercollegiate A.A. Handbook. 

Contains ofificral rules that govern intercollegiate 
events and all intercollegiate records records from 1876. 
Any boy who expects to go to college and try for the 
athletic team should be familar with these records. 
Price 10 cents. 

How to Swim. 

By J. H. Sterrett, the leading authority on swim- 
ming in America. The instructions will interest the 
expert as well as the novice; the illustrations were 
made from photographs especially posed, showing 
the swimmer in clear water; a valuable feature is the 
series of "land drill" exercises for the beginner, 
which is illustrated by numerous drawings. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 178. How to Train for Bicycling. 

Gives methods of the best riders when train- 
ing for long or short distance races; hints on 
training. Revised and up-to-date in every particu- 
lar. Price 10 cents. 



No. 179. How to Play Golf. * 

No golfer should miss having a copy 
of this golf guide. The photographic 
interview with James Braid, open cham- 
pion of England, is well worth perusal, 
Harry Vardon tells how to play the 
game, with lifelike illustrations show- 
ing the different strokes. The book 
also contains the revised official rules, 
as well as pictures of many important players, and a directory giving 
name, address, membership, dues and length of course of golf clubs 
in the United States. Price 10 cents. 

No. 180. Ring Hockey. 

A new game for the gymnasium, invented by Dr. J. M. Vorhees of 
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, that has sprung into instant popularity ; as 
as exciting as basket ball. Price 10 cents. 





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Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide. 

Edited by Walter Camp. Contains the new 

rules as recommended by the Rules Committee, 

with diagram of field as newly arranged ; special 

chapters on the game, Foot Ball for the Spectator, 

All-America Teams, Middle West Foot Ball, Foot 

Ball West of Mississippi River, Southern Foot 

Ball, Southwestern Foot Ball, Canadian Foot Ball, 

ds of teams, details of principal changes in rules, and pictures of 

e prominent teams, embracing nearly 3,000 players. Price 10 cents. 

182. All Around Athletics. 

Gives in full the method of scoring the Ail-Around 
Championships, giving percentage tables showing what 
each man receives for each performance in each of the 
ten events. It contains as well instructive articles on 
how to train for the Ail-Around Championship. Illus- 
trated with many pictures of champions in action and 
^^ scenes at all-around meets. Price 10 cents. 

No. 183. How to Play Foot Ball. 

By Walter Camp. The contents embrace 
everything that a beginner wants to know 
and many points that an expert will be glad 
to learn. Quarterback is described by 
deSaulfes, the famous Yale player ; how to 
give signals is explained by Rockwell and 
Hogan of the Yale team, who show with 
many diagrams how the big teams make 
their sensational plays ; Lewis, the well-known Harvard player, gives 
instructions in the methods of defence, and William T. Reid, the 
former Harvard fullback, tells of the duties of the backs. The pic- 
tures are made from snapshots of the Yale, Harvard and Princeton 
teams in action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 184. Official Basket Ball Guide. 

Edited by George T. Hepbron. Contains the 
revised official rules for 1904, decisions on dis' 
puted points, records of prominent teams, reports 
on the game from various parts of the country, 
and pictures of hundreds of players. The stand- 
ard basket ball annual of the country. Price 10 
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No. 185. Health Hints. 

Health influenced by insulation ; health influenced by underwear ; 
health influenced by color; exercise, who needs it? A series of 
articles by Prof. E. B. Warman, the well known lecturer and authority 
on physical culture. Price lo cents. 

No. 186. How to Become a Bowler. 

By S. Karpf, Secretary of the American Bowling 
Congress, and one of the best posted men on bowling 
in America. A complete history of bowling, how to 
make an alley, hints for women bowlers, official 
rules ; illustrated. Price lo cents. 

No. 187. How to Play Roller Polo. 

Edited by J. C. Morse. A full description of the game ; official 
rules ; pictures of teams ; other articles of interest. Price lo cents. 

No. 188. Lawn Hockey, Tether Tennis, Golf Croquet, Volley 
Ball, Hand Tennis, Etc. 
Containing the rules for each game. Illustrated. Price lo cents. 
No. 189. Rules for Games. 

Compiled by Jessie H. Bancroft, director of physical training, de- 
partment of education. New York City, Borough of Brooklyn. Ar- 
ranged especially for school use and adapted to large classes as well 
as a few. Price lo cents. 

No. 190. Official Athletic Almanac. 

Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the Amateur Athletic Union. It is the only 
annual publication issued now that contains a 
complete list of amateur best-on-records ; com- 
plete intercollegiate records ; complete English 
records from i866 ; swimming records; inter- 
scholastic records ; Irish, Scotch and Australasian 
ij,;^ records ; reports of leading athletic meets in 1903; 
skating records ; important athletic events in 1903, 

and numerous photos of individual athletes and leading athletic 

teams. Price lo cents* 





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By W. H. Rothvvell ("Young Corbett"), champion 
featherweight of the world. This book is undoubtedly 
the best treatise on bag punching that has ever been 
printed. Every variety of blow used in training is 
shown and explained. The pictures comprise thirty- 
three full page reproductions of Young Corbett as he 
K ^'tf^ appears while at work in his training quarters. The 

f/^ ^ ^ photographs were taken by our special artist and 

cannot be seen in any other publication than Spalding's Athletic 
Library No. 191. Fancy bag punching is treated by W. F. Keller, a 
well known theatrical bag puncher, who shows the latest tricks in 
fancy work. For those who wish to become expert bag punchers 
this book is invaluable. Price lo cents. 



No. 192. Indoor Base Ball. 




America's national game is now vieing with 
other indoor games as a winter pastime. This 
book contains the playing rules, pictures of 
leading teams, and interesting articles on the 
game. M. S. Walker, of the West Division 
H. S.. Chicago, contributes an article on the 
benefits of the game for women. Price 10 
cents. 



No. 193. How to Play Basket Ball. 

By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the Official Basket 
Ball Guide. Contains full instructions for play- 
ers, both for the expert and the novice, duties of 
officials, and specially posed full page pictures 
showing the correct and incorrect methods of 
playing. The demand for a book of this charac- 
ter is fully satisfied in this publication, as many 
points are included which could not be incorpor- 
ated in the annual publication of the Basket BaJl 
Guide for want of room. Price 10 cents. 




No. 194. Racquets, Squash-Racquets and Court Tennis. 

The need of an authoritative handbook 
at a popular price on these games is filled 
by this book. How to play each game is 
thoroughly explained, and all the difficult 
strokes shown by special photographs 
taken especially for this book. Contains 
also the official rules. Price lo cents. 





No. 195. Official Roque Guide. 

The official publication of the National Roque 
Association of America. Edited by Prof. Charles 
Jaoobus, ex-champion. Contains a description of the 
courts and their construction, diagrams of the field, 
illustrations, rules and valuable information concern- 
ing the game of roque. Price lo cents. 



No. 196. Official Base Bail Guide. 




Edited by Henry Chadwick, the 
" Father of Base Ball," the official 
publication of base ball. It contains 
a complete record of all leagues in 
America, pictures of the champion 
teams, official rules and reviews of 
the game ; interesting information. 
It is the standard base ball annual 



of the country. Price lo cents. 




No. 197. Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annua? 



Contains official statistics, photographs 
of leading players, special articles on the 
game, review of important tournaments, 
official rules, handicapping rules and tables; 
list of fixtures for the current year and 
other valuable information. Price lo cents. 



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No. 198. Spalding's Official Cricket Guide. 

Edited by Jerome Flannery, formerly 
proprietor of P'lannery's American Cricket 
Annual. Spalding's m ill be the most com- 
plete year book of the game that has ever 
been published in America. It will contain 
all the lecords of the previous year, reports 
of special matches, official rules and pic- 
tures of all the leading teams and individual 
players. Price lo cents. 
No. 199. Equestrian Polo Guide. 

Compiled by H. L. FitzPatrick of the New 
York Sun. Illustrated with portraits of leading 
players and contains much useful information for 
polo players in relation to playing the game, 
choosing of equipment, mounts, and the official 
rules. Price lo cents. 
No. 200. Dumb-bells. 

This is undoubtedly the best work on dumb- 
bells that has ever been offered. The author, 
Mr. G. Bojus, of New York City, was for- 
merly superintendent of physical culture in 
the Elizabeth (N. J.) public schools, instructor 
at Columbia University, instructor for four 
years at the Columbia summer school, and is 
now with the Dr. Savage Normal Institute of 
Physical Training in New York City. The book contains 200 photo- 
graphs of all the various exercises, with the instructions in large, 
readable type. It should be in the hands of every teacher and pupil of 
physical culture, and is invaluable for home exercise as well. Price 
lo cents. 
No. 201. Lacrosse — From Candidate to Team. 

By William C. Schmeisser, captain Johns Hop- 
kins University champion intercollegiate lacrosse 
team of 1902 ; edited by Ronald T. Abercrombie, 
ex-captain and coach of Johns Hopkins Univer- 
sity lacrosse team, iqoo-1904. Every position is 
thoroughly explained in a most simple and concise 
manner, rendering it the best manual of the game 
ever published. Illustrated. Price to cents- 





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finest and most complete line of athletic goods exhibited at the Universal Expo- 
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